Asperger syndrome is a problem that starts in childhood and makes social interaction difficult. The most important symptoms of asperger syndrome are being excessively introverted, having communication problems and lack of skills. Its…
One of the first signs of autism in our son was his difficulty with transitions in school. He had a hard time moving from activity to activity, even if the new activity was something he liked to do better than the previous one. Changing…
The prevalence of autism in the United States increases day by day with newly found information. It may be confusing on what to focus in terms of your child’s education. Although there are many ways to get information and help, many parents…
Individual Education Programs contain annual educational goals for the student to address the skills and subjects that are difficult for the child. They are determined during the IEP meetings with the child’s IEP team. In these meetings…
Individualized Education Program is an important element in the academic life of your child with special needs. The federal law called Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires every public school to provide an IEP for…
is a federal law that guarantees all children with disabilities access to a free and appropriate public education. Public schools must provide an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for every child receiving special education…
In order to decrease problematic behavior and, instead, implement positive behavior in children, they need to be positive reinforcement examples to be motivated. The main purpose of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement is to…
ABA therapy is a discipline that aims to systematically change an unwanted behavior of an individual into positive behavior,their environment and the society, by using appropriate techniques. ABA therapy, which has been proposed by an…
Applied behavior analysis is a discipline that aims to change behavior that is socially important by applying it systematically. The most important element behaviorists point out is that it is necessary to observe behavior not in social…
The main purpose of setting target behavior models is to move the child away from the negative behavior, and help them replace the unwanted model with the positive ones by analyzing the behaviors of the child. The key to obtain necessary…