PANS and PANDAS Disorders: Interview with Beth Maloney

https://youtu.be/H_OFj5VZ79s Being a parent can be a challenge on any day, but it can be especially challenging if your child starts exhibiting extreme behavior changes and tics that seemingly come out of nowhere. Beth Maloney and her son experienced exactly that in 2002 and didn’t have many resources to turn to. Beth Maloney is sharing […]

Elizabeth’s Autism Story & How ABA Strategies Helped Her Son

https://youtu.be/DZfEHRzoNzU Elizabeth’s autism story started with an eating concern. Her young son was stuck on baby food jars, and when he saw solid food, he’d have a visual choking reaction to it. He literally gagged at the sight of food. Because Elizabeth only knew children with autism who were non-verbal or were on the severe […]

Home Based ABA for Autism | Interview with Amy M.

https://youtu.be/PZsCkGfsWUw I met Amy M. over 20 years ago in pre-Facebook days on an old listserv that doesn’t exist anymore. We connected almost immediately when we realized that we both had sons named Lucas who had been diagnosed within months of each other, and they had similar diagnoses of PDD-NOS. Amy was still trying to […]

Autism and Medical Issues: How Medical Issues Impact Problem Behavior

https://youtu.be/80w_AZ1I8pk Most of us have experience with autism and medical issues but what do you do if you have a child who doesn’t communicate and you think they might be in pain? Some children might bite when they’re in distress, and other children might become aggressive. But without the language to tell us how they […]