Autism Live

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Matt Asner is an Autism Dad and an Autism Sibling. As the Executive Producer of a new short film about Autism, entitled My Name is Neal, Matt included a very special “Thank you” at the end of the film. The shout out was to his childhood best friend, Adam Seligman. Adam, who was profoundly affected by Tourette Syndrome, made a tremendous influence on Matt, which Matt shares in this emotional interview. 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 Board games are a great way to teach a wide variety of skills, from taking turns, to being a good winner or loser. Endless Games offers a wide variety of games that are super fun and also help to build vocabulary, flexible thinking , problem solving and much, much more. Brian Turtle from Endless Games shares the wide variety of games his elves have created including the award winning Korner’d and the hot new game The Tower! But also check out Oddly Obvious, Name 5, Crazy Legs and of course, the Christmas Pickle!!! Check out more fun games at www.endlessgames.com 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 Brian Turtle from Endless Games shares all the great games his elves have invented including the award winning Korner’d and the hot new game The Tower! These are great games to play with any child and are especially great for kids on the spectrum. Check out more fun games at www.endlessgames.com 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 Ahren Hoffman from Lekotek shares some great resources to help parents make great toy choices. The National Lekotek Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, provides an array of services to improve the lives of children with special needs through the utilization of toys and play. For more information visit: www.lekotek.org 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 The Jargon of the day is Natural Environment Training! For every parent that has ever seen a video of ABA therapy with a child sitting at a table pointing at flash cards and thought that was all there was to ABA – It’s important that you know about NET, Natural Environment Training, which should be a part of any quality ABA program! 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: The Festival of Toys continues! Brian Turtle from Endless Games shares all the great games his elves have invented including the award winning Korner’d and the hot new game The Tower! Check out more fun games at www.endlessgames.com Ahren Hoffman from Lekotek shares some great resources to help parents make great toy choices. Shannon and her husband, Jim Miller, make a trip to a nearby Toys R Us utilizing the Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Children. To access the guide visit: http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3261680 Matt Asner visits from Autism Speaks to talk about the short film, My Name is Neal. You can view the film at: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=my+name+is+neal&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001 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 The Jargon of the day is Perseveration! What does it mean when behavior is perseverative? 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. Jonathan Tarbox, Head of Research and Development at the Center for Autism and Related Disorder, answers a viewer’s questions about replacing socially inappropriate behaviors. What behaviors do we need to be concerned with, what can we do about other’s reactions and is there a way to redirect that is positive? 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 The toy of the hour is a See.Touch.Learn., a great app from Brian Parade that is uniquely customizable to teach individuals with Autism. Jim McClafferty, the CEO and founder of Brain Parade long with Stephanie O’Brien talk about See.Touch.Learn and how it can be used in classrooms and by individual parents to efficiently and effectively teach children with ASD. 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 talks about the power of technology to teach and facilitate progress while working with an individual with Autism. Technology is something children with ASD tend to find reinforcing. 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