Eight Tips for Supporting Your Child with Autism: What Families Can Do for Their Child Last week, we touched on two major implications of the current prevalence of autism being 1 in 68. First, we need an abundance of well-trained, highly-qualified service providers to teach individuals on the spectrum […]
ABC’s local Austin news branch, KVUE, aired a brief story featuring the opinion of the interim director of the Autism Society of Greater Austin, Suzanne Potts, and founder of Baucom Behavioral & Educational Services, Alison Baucom, on the 2014 release of the prevalence of autism. Check out the new clip […]
Is the Prevalence of Autism Increasing? With the recent release of the current prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), people all over the world are asking, “Is the prevalence of autism increasing?” Well, we don’t know. There are a lot of factors at play including diagnostic criteria and reliability […]
Three Ways of Modeling Language During Play Welcome back! Last week, we walked through 4 strategies to promote communication during play. Tell us how your play sessions went in the comment box below. What strategies did you like best? Did you try something different that you could share with […]
Four Strategies for Promoting Communication During Play Coogle, Gloyd, Hanline, and Kellner-Hiczewski (2013) outlined 15 evidence-based strategies for promoting communication in their article entitled Strategies Used in Natural Environments to Promote Communication Development in Young Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. The strategies include: 1) following the child’s […]
