Nov 29, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Family Life, Teen Issues
A Parents’ Guide to hear and be heard By Vanessa Baker You want to connect to your teenager. You try and you try. You try to teach them, guide them, correct them. You think they will eventually (but soon, hopefully soon) say, “Gee, Mom and Dad, Thanks for...
Sep 30, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Family Life
The Read-emic By Wendy White, Read Better Be Better Advocate At Read Better Be Better (RBBB), we prioritize the academic power of reading, working to ensure that our students make the transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” and are reading at...
Sep 30, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Early Childhood, Medical
Understanding Hidden Senses By Mikaela Lyding, M.O.T., OTR/L Does your child struggle to pay attention in school or have a meltdown at the end of the day from working so hard to keep it together and being a “good kid”? Have you ever wondered if this struggle...
Sep 30, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Early Childhood, Education, Special Needs
Classrooms That Build a Lifetime of Skills By Beatriz Orr, M.Ed., BCBA Why are inclusive practices important in the classroom? Inclusive classrooms benefit all students. Research has demonstrated positive educational outcomes for students with disabilities who...
Jun 21, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Medical, Special Needs
By Alissa Paramo Many disorders share common traits and are often correlated. Because many symptoms of Auditory Processing Disorder overlap with other disorders, children are sometimes misdiagnosed or may have a coexisting condition along with APD. As an example, a...
Jun 21, 2021 | Behavioral & Developmental, Medical, Special Needs
By Fumi Horner, PHD, BCBA-D and Ashley Bennett, PHD, BCBA-D, LBA As clinicians who work with children with autism, it is our job to make learning fun. We are trained to look at each child and see what they like vs dislike and what’s easy vs difficult for...