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Potty Training a Child With a Developmental Disability

Children with developmental disabilities may learn differently. Sometimes, they require a personalized set of instructions or special handling techniques to make them understand what they need to do. As a provider of ABA training and other behavioral...

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Defining the Early Start Denver Model

The empirical knowledge base of infant-toddler learning and development principles, as well as the detrimental effects of early autism on early development, form the basis of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). Interventionists with professional tra...

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What Is Stimulus Generalization?

Stimulus generalization occurs when unfamiliar or untrained stimuli elicit the same reaction as familiar or trained stimuli. The same response is elicited by multiple stimuli. In other words, in the presence of a variety of trained and untrained stim...

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Tips to Prevent Cases of Wandering

There have been cases of people with autism getting lost or hurt because they wandered away from home or the presence of a loved one. Follow these tips from the Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response Education Coalition to prevent cases of wand...

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Common Conditions Associated With ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with difficulty paying attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The worldwide prevalence of adult ADHD is estimated at 2.8 percent, according to a 2016 study. Did ...

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Autism Risks in Children Who Have Relatives with Autism

An article from the National Institutes of Health shares that there is an estimated 3 to 5% autism risk for children whose parents have a sibling with autism. Researchers discovered that in comparison to children whose father has a brother with ASD, ...

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