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definition of parent: A parent is a person, usually a mother or father, who takes care of a child. Parents can be biological or adoptive. Parents teach social, moral, and communication skills to their children. They are responsible for their well-being and education.

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Evaluation of a Self-Instructional Manual for Conducting Discrete-Trials Teaching with Children with Autism
Behavior Modification, by Thiessen, C., Fazzio D., Arnal L., Martin GL, Yu CT, and Keilback L., published in 2009, summarized Oct 26, 2010

A newly revised training manual may be helpful to teach college students and parents to use applied behavior analysis (ABA) to help children with autism.

ABA is seen by many to be the treatment of choice for children with autism. There is a large need for research-based, low-cost, rapid training to train tutors and parents to conduct discrete trial training with children with autism. This study was designed to see if a revised version of the training book used to teach students to do this type of ABA therapy was useful. The authors found that the revised manual was good at training college students to use discrete trial training to teach three tasks to children with autism. The authors note that the college students did not really work with children with autism, but instead worked with people who acted like children with autism.


Parent Training: A Review of Methods for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Matson, ML, Mahan S., and Matson JL, published in 2009, summarized Oct 5, 2010

Parent training may be one way to decrease the time and cost of therapy for a child with autism.

This review article describes methods that can be used to train parents of children with autism to act as therapists for their children. While there are many cases of parent training in autism research, there are few autism treatment plans that are designed around using parents. Research shows that parents are able to gain skills in therapies such as applied behavior analysis (ABA). The authors suggest that a lifelong treatment model of parent training may be prudent even for those children who respond well to early intensive behavioral treatments.


Variables Related to Sleep Problems in Children with Autism
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Mayes, SD, and Calhoun SL, published in 2009, summarized Sep 16, 2010

Children with autism often have sleep problems, and therapies such as behavior therapy (applied behavior analysis [ABA]) and melatonin may be helpful in treating these sleep problems.

The goals of this study were to see what types of children with autism also have sleep problems and to see how often parents of children with autism reported sleep problems. More than half of children with autism have parents who reported sleep problems. The study showed that many children with autism have sleep problems and that sleep problems are worse in children with more severe autism. Children who were on drugs (melatonin, clonidine, and diphenhydramine) to treat sleep problems had greater sleep problems than children who did not seek treatment. In most cases children with autism slept fewer (not more) hours than children without autism.


Change in Autism Classification with Early Intervention: Predictors and Outcomes
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Itzchak, EB, and Zachor DA, published in 2009, summarized Sep 14, 2010

Children with autism who have decent receptive language skills are most likely to improve with early intervention.

This study looked at a wide range of factors that might result in a change in autism diagnosis after intervention. The study focused on groups of children whose autism changed or stayed stable after intervention. They then looked to see what types of children were most likely to change their autism status. They found that the child’s age, level of skills, and parents’ ages were not linked to changes in autism status. The authors found that those children who were improved post-intervention improved in both verbal and visual skills.


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See Beneath Helps Kids with Autism Reach Milestones in Social Skills and Communication

May 22, 2012

See Beneath is a San Diego organization focused on helping parents help their kids with autism improve social and communication skills. Gerin Gaskin and Jim Turner, both employed at UCSD Autism Intervention Research Program, and Casey Hoffman, a project manager for a number of start-up non-profits collaborated on a sea-themed animation project for kids with autism. Aiko and Egor is a short film based on imitation skills; Aiko is a whale, while Egor is a blowfish. There is also Wade the seahorse, who likes to play with friends. And, Lydia is a motherly clam who encourages all the characters to explore their environment. The goal is to have six more episodes that focus on various social and communication skills, such as sharing, turn-taking, and academic skills.

Read original article: See Beneath Inc. Helps Children with Autism Reach Communication Milestones


Is Bal-A-Vis-X a Potential Therapy for Autism?

May 21, 2012

Bill Hubert, an English teacher in Kansas, has created a series of 300 balance, auditory, and visual exercises – Bal-A-Vis-X. In the article from the NewStraitsTimes in Malaysia, the reporter explains how Bal-A-Vis-X works with kids with autism and other learning difficulties. She interviews parents and teachers who have tried the process. Bal-A-Vis-X exercises use sandbags or racquet balls to improve upon a child’s natural rhythm and balance, by focusing on touch, sound, and sight. The rhythm of exercises is steady and increases in complexity. Hasanah Hassan, a Malaysian kinesiologist, explained, “Two children partner each other. Here they learn to coordinate the hands and feet movements while watching the sandbags being passed from one to another. We start with a pattern that ensures success because that will result in good self-esteem and the desire to do more.” Any teacher or parent can be trained in the Bal-A-Vis-X program.

Read original article: Bounce Balls and Toss Sandbags for Better Grades


Some Kids with Autism May Suffer from Cyber Addiction

May 18, 2012

iPads and video interaction has provided a means for children with autism to communicate; it may also have provided addictive behavior. Christopher Mulligan founded Groupworks West, which provides assistance when people with autism show a susceptibility to addiction to the Internet and video stimulation. He has found parents who used the technology because it helped their kids communicate, but found it also lessens their social interaction with other people. Mulligan explained one reason for increased dependence on technology, “One of the first things cut were all recreational services including summer camp. They had horseback riding, swimming – wonderful services – and cutting summer camp funding really added a lot of stress to parents. Almost all of the families I help are families where both parents are working.” The kids’ only means of stimulation and interaction are through the Internet.

Read original article: Autistic Teens and Children Struggle with Cyber Addiction


Florida State Senator Creates Web Portal for Families with Autism to Manage Healthcare

May 17, 2012

Florida State Senator, Jeremy Ring, understands the problems of parents of kids with autism and other behavioral difficulties managing their child’s healthcare. He developed a Facebook-like, but private, free Web-based healthcare management platform. Mercurian helps families organize family care teams – this can be anyone from a home care attendant to a relative to teachers and therapists. Team members can share as much information as they like to help track the child’s progress. The hope is that the data collected will help families notice changes in behavior, improvements in communications between families and professionals, and provide updates to schools and physicians.

Read original article: Senator Creates Website for Children with Autism


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Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for Autistic Children

Jan 12, 2012 by Anonymous

I have a son with 'Moderate Level' Autism, who was diagnosed in 2009. After completing an intensive ABA program he has developed to a stage where he is developmentally, educationally and socially on par with his peers.

As such, we established our business called 'Simply ABA'. This facilitates ABA Programs for families with Autistic children, please feel free to review our website at www.simply-aba.com which gives a full history of our son's condition, extracts from his original diagnostic report from the consultant paediatrician and information on his current progress and abilities, in addition to valuable information on ABA itself.

I wish all parents the very best in successfully obtaining support and guidance in the area of Autism which I understand first hand to be an extremely distressing and daunting diagnosis as a parent.

Julia


Responding to relationship development intervention (RDI)

Jan 6, 2012 by Anonymous

I am a parent of an 18 yr. old young man with ASD who we have been doing RDI with for the past 3 years. Once we began the program his life and ours changed. He now initiates conversation with us - true conversation, with give and take, perspective sharing, observations are related and my interests considered. He is much more other-focused and considerate. Outbursts and anti-social behaviors have been significantly decreased. Our household is so much more calm and life normalized. His ability to make study us during communication (total body language - faces, posture, tone - not just the words said) and approrpriately respond and interpret this non-verbal aspect of language is really imporved and remarked upon by family/friends and teachers. He is able to do this on his own, no prompting, no scripting - it is becoming "normal" and happening as expected. We are completely satisfied with this program and while costly, it has delivered the results where others haven't. It really changed his life. I work in Special Olympics and have a control group to compare him and this intervention against as a result. His progress compared against his peers (same age/ school experiences/ but different interventions) is significantly better. We very much look forward to how far he can go.



Responding to applied behavior analysis (ABA)

Nov 6, 2011 by RichardSaffran

ABA Resources for Recovery from Autism (http://rsaffran.tripod.com/aba.html) is a collection of resources for parents who want to learn about or implement ABA programs for their child with autism. I started this site in 1997 after learning first-hand how difficult it is to get accurate information about ABA and autism.

The site includes directories of ABA service providers, private schools, and special education attorneys and advocates, both in the US and world-wide. It also includes years of 15 years of letters from parents describing their own difficulties securing effective services and their experiences with ABA.


Island Chairs and Autism

Sep 15, 2011 by Anonymous

Congratulation's to your new School,
 
We have created a short Video, to show you how the Island Chair  benefit  autistic children, parents or care takers.
 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=is3dWyuNRP4  
www.islandchairs.com

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