Autism Live

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today’s Jargon is Verbal Operants. Verbal Operants are units of language as described by B.F. Skinner in his 1957 book Verbal Behavior. Shannon explains why understanding the verbal operants is important to a parent of a child on the Autism Spectrum. Sign up for Autism Live’s free newsletter at: http://www.autism-live.com/join-our-email-list.aspx Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live: Dr. Raun Melmed, Director of the Melmed Center, talks about the mission of The Melmed Center www.melmedcenter.com and his role at the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center www.autismcenter.org Dr. Melmed is the author of Autism Early Intervention FAST FACTS and the soon to be released Autism & the Extended Family (with a foreword by Eustacia Cutler and Dr. Temple Grandin)both books can be purchased at www.fhautism.com Filmmaker Rachel Israel talks about her award winning short Keep the Change and her current “crowdfunder” to be able to make a feature film on the same subject. All of the actors in the film are on the spectrum. To see a trailer for the film and to donate visit http://www.seedandspark.com/studio/keep-change to find links to see the short film visit https://www.facebook.com/keepthechangefilm Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Navah Paskowitz, director of The Friendship Circle of Pacific Palisades, joins Matt Asner for On the Spectrum with Matt Asner to talk about an amazing conference that welcomes the entire family. Matt and Navah will both be speaking at the conference. For information on Friendship Circle by the Sea conference visit www.fcbythesea.org On the Spectrum with Matt Asner is a collaborate effort between Autism Live and Autism Speaks. For more information on Autism Speaks visit www.AutismSpeaks.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

During On the Spectrum with Matt Asner, Matt welcomes his wife, Navah Paskowitz. Matt and Navah, whose family has been dubbed the “Autism Brady Bunch”, talk about how their love came to be, and how their separate families became one! Navah is the director of The Friendship Circle of Pacific Palisades. For information on their upcoming conference visit www.fcbythesea.org On the Spectrum with Matt Asner is a collaborate effort between Autism Live and Autism Speaks. For more information on Autism Speaks visit www.AutismSpeaks.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Matt Asner, Autism Dad and host of On the Spectrum with Matt Asner, talks with Jonas Rivera, producer of the Disney/Pixar summer hit Inside Out about the film’s reception from the Autism Community! Rivera talks about the mission of Disney/Pixar to make meaningful films. On the Spectrum with Matt Asner is a collaborate effort between Autism Live and Autism Speaks. For more information on Autism Speaks visit www.AutismSpeaks.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Jonas Rivera, producer of the Disney/Pixar summer hit Inside Out, talks about the genesis of this amazing movie that is being embraced by audiences around the world! Jonas shares “insider” information you may have missed if you weren’t watching closely. Hear what he says at 06:25. It could change the way you look at the film and your life. On the Spectrum with Matt Asner is a collaborate effort between Autism Live and Autism Speaks. For more information on Autism Speaks visit www.AutismSpeaks.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive On the first episode of On the Spectrum with Matt Asner, Matt welcomes Jonas Rivera, producer of the Disney/Pixar summer hit Inside Out! Jonas shares “insider” information about this blockbuster summer hit! Later Matt welcomes Navah Paskowitz to talk about a two day Friendship Circle by the Sea family retreat happening on August 16 and 17th! This event is for the whole family, it is affordable, beneficial and at the BEACH! For more information visit www.fcbythesea.org On the Spectrum with Matt Asner is a collaborate effort between Autism Live and Autism Speaks. For more information on Autism Speaks visit www.AutismSpeaks.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Dorothea Lerman, an expert in extreme challenging behavior, talks about some of the issues that make treating challenging behavior difficult. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Dorothea Lerman talks about training teachers to be more effective in the classroom and giving them tools to work with students on the spectrum. Dr. Lerman’s program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake not only trains teachers, it gives the skills to go back to their home schools and train other teachers. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Adel Najdowski explains how an Establishing Operation (EO) can help to make reinforcers more powerful. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com