Everyday Teaching Autism Resources

This is a shift of mindset and the way the child with behavior challenges should be seen. After years of educational and behavioral training, I still encounter struggles on a daily basis. The formula for understanding each behavior episode accurately would not exist, and yet students deserve adequate support. A…

It has been a wet November and December. Due to the weather condition, I ended up spending more time indoor during weekends. One of the topic that caught my attention recently was ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Training) which is often discussed on the ABA/BCBA’s FB group. This video did good…

Play and Social Skills are such an important part of school life and in any child’s development. Unfortunately, most of my students with autism do not equip this skill or some do not appear to have that “motivation” when entering school. Many students with autism appear to play “alone”, and…

Summer was over a long time ago. In October, things seem much smoother on a school campus. Students understand daily routines/expectations, and teachers feel comfortable putting more work demands on their students. Feeling productive. ⛩ For a special education teacher (like me), it is a different story. Working with students…

Read the full article Teaching social skills sounds all appealing, so when I read this paper, I was super excited. Essentially, this article introduced the empirical backgrounds, research, and procedure of TIP that any practitioner can follow. Great Information. Social skills are complex phenomena and are often more difficult to…

If you work with younger students, “cause and effect” toys are your MUST-HAVE. When you have one of those out in front of the kid, you are guaranteed his/her attention, joyful smile, and engagement. Now, the kid has to use his/her language to say/request, “more” “my turn” “play” “turn it…

It is a sensational book! Highly recommended for anyone working with individuals with an autism spectrum disorder, or parents of those- This brings a totally different way of seeing my students and anyone who is heavily impacted by autism. As a teacher, it made me go through a lot of…

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“TEACCH independent work station ” is one of the important work area that I like to set up in my class for certain students. If a student can’t need a structured and consistent work area for learning, This is highly effective and recommended. The goal is to teach students to…

This is known as one of the greatest resources of Verbal Behavior Approach. The book was written by a nurse, BCBA and mom with a child with autism- It gives you a nice overview of the principles of ABA and Verbal Behavior approach when teaching young students to communicate better,…

Who’s with me?! This is something we enjoyed a lot this morning among my people- WEll..I just had a nice cup of coffee and started punching in some numbers to have a nicely organized visual analysis, and graph. Great! One small step to the next Big thing. I have 30…

Values of the Profession of Behavior Analysis – Natural Science -Determinism -Selectionism (Phylogenic, Ontogenic and Cultural) -Behavior Counts! -“Got data?” -Foster independence -Foster reaching meaningful outcomes