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Reinforcement and bribery…


Many a time parents ask me back “isn’t reinforcement mean bribery?”, when I talked to them about reinforcement and ABA. The answer is NO. Reinforcement works as a reward and it is given immediate after the completion of the expected … Continue reading

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Behavior modification and strategies I


Behavior can be acceptable and unacceptable depending on the cultural and social norms. The behavior which is applicable in one culture may not be valid to other culture or society. Behavior is governed by social norms as well. In my previous post, … Continue reading

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Autism and siblings…


Most of the parents believe, the other child (brother or sister) plays an important role in development of the child with special needs. As parents influence the child ,same brothers and sisters do. But, it is true partly. Many a … Continue reading

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A Parent search…


I am a blog savvy and often write about disability. It is not about disability rather different abilities and how to achieve them. It helps many parents, professional and back to me as well. From last few week my email … Continue reading

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Oral sensitivity…handle with care


Mouth is one of the sensitive parts of our body. According to Freud, the child learns a lot from his mouth or oral area till 1 year of his age. This is called oral stage. A child till 1 year … Continue reading

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Attention…


The problem of children with Autism is poor processing of the number of sensory stimuli together. The child gets visual and auditory stimuli together and he gets distracted easily. The one who teaches a child, talk to child, ask him … Continue reading

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Developing social skills…


Socialization begins very early in childhood. Generally social smile at 4 month is considered to be one of major milestone of social development. But, social development is seen as early as a month old child when he tries to locate … Continue reading

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DSM IV criteria for children with Autism


The diagnosis of Autism is not very simple. since, every child is different so presenting features of the children would be different. The professionals need to be very vigilant and cautious while making a diagnosis. This blog is both for … Continue reading

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Creativity and Autism


Autism is not a hidden issues now a days, rather it is one of the most studies and researched area in child development. Autism is not a disease and the child have number of issues than 3 major problems of … Continue reading

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Drooling and OT


It is common for younger children to drool. Newborns drool more because of neck and head instability. By 2-3 months when they develop head control drooling reduces. it is been seen some children may droll more at 6-7 months because … Continue reading

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