Overcoming Barriers to Help a Son with Autism
When her son was diagnosed with autism, one mother decided to do everything she could to help him, including returning to school to study applied behavior analysis.
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In the articles and webinars that follow, researchers, clinicians, and community members share their knowledge and experience about the behaviors that accompany autism.
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Webinar: Ask Me Anything – Behavioral Interventions for Autism
Don’t miss this recorded webinar with Dr. Melissa Hale. She answers the community’s questions about behavioral interventions.
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Understanding Aggressive Behavior in Autism
Some people with autism struggle with aggression. What do we know about this behavior?
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Diagnosing and Treating Anxiety in People with Autism
What challenges do people with autism face in getting an anxiety diagnosis and finding treatments tailored to them? This is part two of a two-part series.
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Anxiety’s Toll on Children and Adults with Autism
An extraordinary number of children and adults with autism also have an anxiety disorder. This is part one of a two-part series.
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Webinar: Infant Brain and Behavior Development in Autism
Watch this recorded webinar to learn about the patterns of early brain development in autism and the potential impact of these findings on future research and clinical practice.
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Webinar: The Overlap Between Autism, ADHD, and Executive Functioning
In this webinar, Ericka Wodka discusses the challenges children with autism often have focusing, maintaining attention, and planning and organizing their environment.
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Supporting Parents in Early Autism Treatment
In this webinar, Melanie Pellecchia, Ph.D., NCSP, BCBA, discusses advances in early autism treatment and strategies to support parents in the implementation of early intervention techniques. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Antonio Hardan: Anxiety and Autism
The psychiatrist and researcher discusses why it can be difficult to diagnose anxiety in people with autism and describes some of the most effective treatments.
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What Adults With Autism Would Like People to Know
In December 2017, we asked our Facebook followers to finish this sentence: “As an adult with autism, I would like people to know…” The comments were varied, like the people who answered them, but we spotted some themes.
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