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Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today’s Jargon is Errorless Learning! One of the quickest ways to begin to successfully teach a new skill is to start with errorless learning. This insures the learner is successful by removing the possibility to fail. 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’s Jargon of the Day: ABA, which stands for Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA is a science of behavior. It is not new and it is not something designed to specifically treat Autism. ABA is a proven method of teaching that increases desirable behavior and decreases undesirable behavior. Quality ABA has been found to be extremely effective in treating Autism Spectrum Disorder, in fact it has been considered the Gold Standard of Treatment for Autism for more than a decade. 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 Dr. Adel Najdowski, co-creator of Skills® gives a clinicians view of what “Recovery” means within the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder 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 Dr. Jonathan Tarbox gives inspirational advice to a parent who is facing some tough decisions about when and where to send her son to school and how to deal with these decisions in light of her BCBA recently quitting. 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. Adel Najdowski gives a clinicians view of what “Recovery” means within the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Jonathan Tarbox answers viewer’s questions about visual impairment, attending and what to do when your BCBA is no longer working with you. 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 Vince Redmond, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, talks with Autism Moms Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson and Shannon Penrod about what happens when despite best efforts a child doesn’t recover from Autism. 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 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vince Redmond talks about the controversial concept of “Recovery from Autism” what it means, what it looks like, who has the best chance to be recovered. 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 facebook.com/autismlive Autism expert Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh joins Shannon for a special episode of Ask Dr. Doreen. Ask Dr. Doreen is a weekly live segment where viewers can ask questions of one of Autism's leading experts. In this episode Dr. Doreen answers the following questions: 00:12 – Should I worry my 4 year old might lose language he has already learned? 08:57 – How do you think we should set yearly IEP goals? 15:54 - Can someone with poor social skills and not conversational at 4 years old strive later in life? 23:48 – My son is non-verbal, will he ever speak? 30:13 – I would like my daughter to wave to family and friends, how can I help her? 33:40 – How can I help with replacing scripting? 42:48 – How can I help my child do activities independently? 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. Doreen Granpeesheh answers viewer questions about Autism including: Will my non-verbal 7 year-old ever talk? How can I teach my non-verbal 4 year-old to wave hello and goodbye? What should I do to get my child to stop scripting so much? What should we do about our child drawing letters in the air? And more….. During Let’s Talk Autism with Shannon & Nancy the ladies talk with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vince Redmond about “Recovery from Autism” what it means, what it looks like, who has the best chance and how do families deal with the grief when they feel like their child won’t recover. 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 Dr. Linda Copeland, a developmental pediatrician and a BCBA answers viewer questions about lack of focus, being very “busy” and what interventions can be done that won’t leave the child feeling fuzzy but help them to be calm. Dr. Copeland offers a wide range of potential solutions that are less aggressive for younger children. 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