Stay Informed

July 22, 2019 | Tasha Enriquez

Your child or another family member has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a similar developmental challenge and is about to begin home-based behavioral treatment based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA). You may be wondering what it will be like or what to expect as treatment begins.

July 8, 2019 | Tammy Pedersen

If you’ve determined that your child or another family member would benefit from behavioral healthcare services to treat autism or a similar developmental disorder, an important next step is to explore and understand the benefits available to you from your healthcare insurance provider.

June 24, 2019 | Lindsay L. Wray, Psy.D.

You may have heard the term attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Maybe you have wondered what it is or what to do if you suspect your child shows symptoms. If your child is exhibiting symptoms or has been diagnosed with ADHD, you are not alone.

June 13, 2019 | Jennifer Vasquez, MS, BCBA

You’ve taken the important step to seek help to address your child’s challenging behaviors and received a recommendation that a functional behavior assessment should be conducted. Now you are preparing for the assessment. What should you expect?

May 16, 2019 | Patricia Garcia, MPA

From the time a child takes its first breath, the child’s brain, reflexes, body and self-organizing sensory system all are trying to make sense of this new, bright world. Missing critical developmental milestones may represent initial indicators of a developmental delay and/or disability such as autism.

April 22, 2019 | Jeremy Wilson, PhD, BCBA-D

Positive reinforcement is a well-studied system and important tool used at home and in school for those with autism.

April 9, 2019 | Judith S. Cohen, Psy.D., LMFT

Home-based behavioral services for children with autism are aimed at helping them develop and live as independent a life as possible. In school, the aim is the same.

March 21, 2019 | Caroline Hardman, MS, BCBA, Qualified MBSR Instructor

When we become parents, we fall in love with our miraculous little bundle of life. We also find ourselves stressed out with the demands of being a new parent. How we respond is largely a result of how we have previously learned to react to stressful events.

March 11, 2019 | Jared Freilich, MA, BCBA

It’s not unusual for children to be picky about food; it can be a pretty normal process as little ones develop a taste for what they prefer to eat, and what they don’t. They usually outgrow the fussiness as their palates mature. But children with developmental disabilities often adopt persistent patterns of unhealthy or very narrow preferences about food that go miles beyond typical finicky childhood eating.

February 28, 2019 | Leili Zarbakhsh, PhD, LEP, LMFT, BCBA-D

Helping children on the autism spectrum is complex and difficult. We work hard to give our children a voice, so they are able to have their needs met and navigate their way to as normal a life as possible. Sadly, new research has reminded us how vulnerable these children are to abuse, and how likely they are to experience it.