“I have never met a person with autism who felt that being told of the diagnosis-or becoming aware of it over time- was a negative or damaging experience.”
This week I started reading a book called Uniquely Human by Dr. Barry M. Prizant which brought into attention how important early intervention...
Friday, February 24, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
ABA: The Scientific Approach to Autism Treatment
Throughout the last few weeks, I have been hinting at a broader form of Autism therapy known as ABA or Applied Behavior Analysis. Recently, I have talked about PRT which is a form of ABA. ABA is the science devoted to the understanding and improvement of human behavior. “Applied" means practice, and...
Saturday, February 18, 2017
"How Well is an Autism Diagnosis Communicated to Familes?": Introduction to the Questionnaire
As I mentioned in my first blogpost, a major component of my research is understanding how well a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is communicated to families and what can be done to improve the process. Over the next few months as I continue to observe how autism treatment is communicated...
Thursday, February 16, 2017
“Some Things Are More Motivating Than Others”: PRT With Parents
Welcome Back!
This week I observed Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) being performed for the first time in a session and it was quite the learning experience!
My morning began with an interesting twist to what I was expecting. Instead of going outside to watch therapy sessions with the clinicians,...
Saturday, February 11, 2017
“Does an Autism Diagnosis Change How We Perceive a Behavior?”: Pivotal Response Treatment and More!
Yesterday was my first day at SARRC. Trapped in traffic for a good hour, I still somehow managed to arrive ten minutes before the program started. Fortunately, because of this I able to introduce myself to some of the families and interact with the kids. After greeting everyone, Brittani the supervisor...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
“It's All a Matter of Perspective”: An Introduction to Autism
Hello!
My name is Shambhavi Mishra and I am a senior at BASIS Phoenix. At Basis, students conduct a research project which offers them an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and research skills learned and study in the subject area they are passionate about. I have always been interested in...
