Do you try to play with your child but often find that they either continues to play their own game while ignoring you, or maybe they just get up and leave as soon as you show up. This can be frustrating for any parent (or professional). Children with a diagnosis of autism or those awaiting
Parental Involvement in Early Intervention Programmes
Parental Involvement Involvement in your child's early intervention can feel like an overwhelming task. For many parents, it may be very appealing to step back and leave it to 'the professionals.' Parents might worry about doing the wrong thing. Or maybe they feel that their role should be that
Importance of Visual Supports
Do you use visual supports in the classroom or in your home? Visual supports are an excellent learning tool to help students to understand auditory input through visual images. Often, when people think of visual supports the imagine picture-based supports. While this is a format we often
Managing Transitions
Transitions are when children move from one activity to another. Whether a child is at home, out in the community or in school, there are multiple times when one activity ends and another one begins. Examples of everyday transitions are going from home to school, moving from playtime to lunch,
How to teach nose-blowing
Nose-blowing may not be the first skill we think about when we are considering what to teach our child, but many of us have found ourselves in the situation where our child has a head cold or runny nose but are unable to blow their nose. We know that if they blew their nose they would feel much
Pairing
Pairing is an essential component of intervention. When a new person begins to work with a child, there are several factors that can influence how that initial session will go. Sometimes a new therapy space or even the sight of a new therapist can evoke problem behaviour. When problematic behaviours
What is Reinforcement?
Reinforcement is the most important principle of Applied Behaviour Analysis. Reinforcement involves consequences that strengthen behaviour. It is anything that will increase the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again in the future. An example of reinforcement can be: you go for a run, and