Valuing and empowering children
The starting point for working effectively with any children is to respect and value the child for being him or herself. A common criticism of practitioners is the tendency to…
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Common Misconceptions(1)
It’s a common practice to communicate with parents, before meeting with the child. As you are trying to understand the child’s strengths and weaknesses, so you can get yourself better…
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What is BCBA?
What is BCBA? When you are looking for behavior therapy, you would come across people who claim themselves as behavior analysis or a BCBA. So what is it exactly? BCBA…
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Does BCBA credential = Autism Expert?
Does BCBA credential = Autism Expert? It is important to note that BCBA is a qualification for behavior analyst, which could be applied in different practice. So if a person…
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Autism Treatment
Treatment Scientists have been trying hard to look for the cause of ASD but they only find correlations, hence, risk factors. Although there is no cure for ASD, but research…
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Diagnosing Autism
Diagnosis Since there is no physical symptoms in autism, we cannot use medical test (e.g., blood test) to diagnose a person with autism. Psychologist need to use different assessment screening…
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Autism Symptoms
Symptoms Most symptoms of autism are observed in toddlers as young as 18 months old, but there are cases which are discovered later when the child enters primary school. Reasons…
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What is the prevalence of autism？
Autism happens to all race, culture and society, with male affected 4.5 times more frequently than female. In just 10 years, the prevalence of autism has raised from 1 in…
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What is Autism?
About Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. Unlike common cold or flu, no physical symptoms can be used to identify an individual with ASD.…
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