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April 1, 2026
The Evaluation and Care of the Individual with Autism Having Aggressive or Self-Injurious Behavior
Lauren Moskowitz, PhD, Stephen M. Edelson, PhD
Aggressive and self-injurious behavior may occur in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and can present significant clinical, ethical, and safety…
December 10, 2025
Holidays: Merry, not Meltdown-y Autism-Friendly Navigation of the Holiday Season
Amanda Tami, LPC, BCBA
Holidays can be challenging for autistic individuals. Amanda Tami, LPC, BCBA, Shares tips, tricks, and suggestions to help you plan…
September 10, 2025
Assessing and Treating Severe Behaviors
Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D
Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D, discusses the process of getting a behavior assessment from start to finish, plus updates on current…
June 4, 2025
Externalizing behavior among children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
Summer Bottini, PhD
Summer Bottini, PhD, discusses externalizing behavior among children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and a behavioral framework for how this behavior develops…
December 4, 2024
Self-Regulation Strategies for Self-Injury
Emily Ferguson, PhD
Emily Ferguson, Ph.D., discusses self-regulation strategies for self-injurious behaviors (SIB). She outlines recent research on the frequency and distribution of…
April 12, 2023
Autism and Pica
Dean Alexander, PhD
Dean Alexander, Ph.D., discusses pica, the ingestion of non-food substances, which has received insufficient attention as a common, sometimes lethal,…
May 26, 2022
Part 2: Teaching Children with Autism How to Communicate Their Wants and Needs
Lauren Moskowitz, PhD
Lauren Moskowitz, Ph.D., discusses teaching children with autism how to communicate their wants and needs. She reviews communication difficulties in…
May 25, 2022
Part 1: Challenges when your son or daughter is experiencing a difficult time
Paul Shattock, B.Pharm, OBE
Paul Shattock provides a parent’s perspective on handling his son Jamie’s challenging behaviors and describes the experiences of other families…
April 16, 2020
Research finds GI issues coincide with challenging behaviors in Autism
Bradley Ferguson, MA, PhD
Dr. Ferguson discusses current research indicating that GI issues coincide with behavior problems in autism. He explains how the autonomic…