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Keeping Children with Special Needs Learning During the Pandemic

Keeping Children with Special Needs Learning Du...

Remote learning (also called distance learning) can be a particular challenge for students with autism and other special needs. This article provided several resources for teaching children with autism over...

Keeping Children with Special Needs Learning Du...

Remote learning (also called distance learning) can be a particular challenge for students with autism and other special needs. This article provided several resources for teaching children with autism over...

How to Use Chaining to Teach Complex Skills

How to Use Chaining to Teach Complex Skills

Chaining procedures are critical for teaching children with autism complex skills such as washing hands and getting dressed. In combination with a good task analysis, chaining procedures make teaching complex...

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How to Use Chaining to Teach Complex Skills

Chaining procedures are critical for teaching children with autism complex skills such as washing hands and getting dressed. In combination with a good task analysis, chaining procedures make teaching complex...

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Research Update: Social Stories Improve Toothbrushing Skills

Research Update: Social Stories Improve Toothbr...

Social stories are short stories that can help explain life and social skills to individuals with autism. This study demonstrates that a social story can help children with and without...

Research Update: Social Stories Improve Toothbr...

Social stories are short stories that can help explain life and social skills to individuals with autism. This study demonstrates that a social story can help children with and without...

Task Analysis for Getting Dressed and Hygiene

Task Analysis for Getting Dressed and Hygiene

Task analysis is an ABA strategy for teaching children complex tasks such as brushing teeth and washing hands. We include examples for these and other important hygiene and getting dressed...

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Task Analysis for Getting Dressed and Hygiene

Task analysis is an ABA strategy for teaching children complex tasks such as brushing teeth and washing hands. We include examples for these and other important hygiene and getting dressed...

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10 Teaching Tools for Preschool and Kindergarten Age Kids with Autism

10 Teaching Tools for Preschool and Kindergarte...

It can be difficult to find the right resources for teaching children with autism. This article is a round-up of some of the most popular and effective tools to supplement...

10 Teaching Tools for Preschool and Kindergarte...

It can be difficult to find the right resources for teaching children with autism. This article is a round-up of some of the most popular and effective tools to supplement...

How to Find Reinforcers for Students (Part 2)

How to Find Reinforcers for Students (Part 2)

Reinforcement is the backbone of any effective ABA teaching program for kids with Autism. In this article, we talk about formal preference assessment strategies to identify new reinforcers to use...

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How to Find Reinforcers for Students (Part 2)

Reinforcement is the backbone of any effective ABA teaching program for kids with Autism. In this article, we talk about formal preference assessment strategies to identify new reinforcers to use...

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