Helping Your Child Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep Without Medication
The sun is setting and all you can think about is “Not another bedtime!” The yelling and crying last night was enough to last a week. Just when you thought…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: Promoting Success with ADHD
At this time, let’s revisit the question presented at the beginning. Recall the exasperated parent asking, “Why can’t you just do what I told you to do?” On the surface,…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: Reframing The Characteristics: Another Way Of Looking At Impulsivity
To help move from abstract concepts to skills, let’s look at impulsivity. Impulsivity can be looked at as a deficit in inhibition and impulse control, otherwise known as delayed gratification.…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: Executive Functioning
Overall, ADHD symptoms suggest difficulties with executive functioning, and may highlight that ADHD is partially a disorder of executive functioning. Executive functioning consists of three areas: working memory, cognitive flexibility,…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: Who is diagnosed with ADHD?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) most recent survey data in 2011, there were 8.8% of children ages 4 to 17 diagnosed with ADHD, which was…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: ADHD Symptoms
An Assessment of ADHD Symptoms How we diagnose ADHD symptoms Assessment of children suspected of ADHD should be conducted according to best practice. This includes gathering medical, developmental, social, and…
Understanding & Treating ADHD: What is ADHD?
What Is ADHD? This and other questions of a similar vein are often asked by exasperated parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when they find their child…
Benefits of Video Consultation for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and those supporting them are utilizing technological innovations more than ever before through the use of portable electronic devices in the form of tablets,…
Social Emotional Learning: Dedicating Time Today for Success Tomorrow
Originally posted on Autism NJ “Mom, Dad, can Samantha come over to play?” • “Do you want to play together at recess?” • “Can I ride bikes with Johnny?” …
Promoting Student Independence & Successful Inclusion through Systematic Use and Fading of Supports
Being able to be as independent as possible often substantially impacts future success in all aspects of life (Causton-Theoharis, 2009; Hume, Loftin, & Lantz, 2009). Therefore, as a student moves…