Managing the Holiday Season
Good Tidings… The Christmas and New Years Holiday really is magical and fun; a wonderful time of year that
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Dr. C’s Morning Minute
Let’s Talk About “Bribing” Our Kids
Parents often talk of “bribing” their child and, when they use the term, there is a sense of ‘doing the
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Completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment – Dr. C’s Morning Minute 173
I work as a Child Psychologist, and School Psychologist in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of
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Autism and “Self-Stimulatory Behaviors”
Confusion about the name, “self-stimulatory behavior” As you do your own research about “self-stimulatory behaviors” or SSB’s, you’ll find a
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Self-Stimulatory Behaviors and Sensory Overload
The Sensory Aspect The general conceptual idea is that kiddos with autism have difficulty filtering and processing stimuli in
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What is a Functional Behavioral Assessment FBA Dr C’s Morning Minute 172
I work as a Child Psychologist, and School Psychologist in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania,specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, Behavioral
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What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)? – Dr. C’s Morning Minute 171
ODD is a diagnosable disorder, but it’s very important to look for any underlying issues that are causing your child
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Managing Self-Stimulatory Behaviors, Part 2: Dr. C’s Morning Minute 154
When we work individually with children with autism who exhibit self-stimulatory behaviors, we try to shape the behavior into something
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Managing Self-Stimulatory Behaviors, Part 1: Dr. C’s Morning Minute 153
Interventions to help children on the autism spectrum manage self-stimulatory behaviors, such as hand flapping or thinking and talking about
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