My Story with Epilepsy, Autism, and Depression with Rachel Barcellona
As the reigning Miss Tampa and the runner-up to Miss Florida, Rachel Barcellona has created a platform for herself to positively share about her own journey with autism. But as a child, Rachel
often felt like an alien from outer space who was sent to visit an Earth middle school. She shares her beautiful story about how she’s used beauty pageants to become a confident ambassador for her community.
Dr. Keith Williams: Tackling Selective Eating in Children with Autism
How long should you go hiding spinach in brownies just to get a picky eater to eat some kind of vegetable? How much milk or juice should a child consume in a day? At some point, baked goods cannot be the only way your child eats a fruit or vegetable and a quart of juice a day isn’t optimal for many reasons, but making that transition into healthy eating for children with autism is a careful process.
Autism Detection: A Summary of Dr. Ami Klin’s Autism Work
Dr. Mary Barbera goes over the importance of early autism detection and treatment through Dr. Ami Klin’s groundbreaking work in this rebroadcast. Learn about the impact of early intervention on a child’s developmental trajectory, focusing on the crucial birth to age 3 period.
Expanding Expressive Language Skills for Children with Autism; Mistakes to Avoid
When a child with autism begins to speak for the first time, it can be tempting for parents or professionals to rush ahead and teach them adjectives, verbs, and phrases as fast as they can. Building the speech foundation for a child with autism must be done carefully over time, so today I want to lay out some common mistakes you should avoid because they actually disrupt speech patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training (ACT) with Dr. Jonathan Tarbox
Under stressful circumstances, or even under regular circumstances, wanting to escape real life by diving into too much social media, movies, or even substance abuse can cause harm to relationships, jobs, and self-development. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was created from behavior analyses by behavior analysts as a way to help you reground yourself in your daily life.