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Aug

04

Pro Tips: Transitioning to Adulthood

As a child with a developmental disability nears age 21, it's time to start thinking about what comes next. Read more about important tips parents and caregivers should consider when a child starts to transition to adulthood.

Jul

10

Pro Tips: Understanding sensory needs

Sensory needs refer to how individuals respond to information from their environment through their senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). These needs vary, with some people being more sensitive to sensory input (hypersensitive) and others under responsive (hyposensitive or sensory seeking). Understanding these differences is crucial for creating supportive environments, especially for children.

Jul

10

Pro Tips: Supporting emotional regulation

Emotional regulation is the ability to manage and respond to emotional experiences in a healthy and appropriate way. Children who struggle with emotional dysregulation often experience greater challenges and/or distress in various situations than other children their same age. There are a few things parents and educators can do to support the development and demonstration of emotional regulation skills.

Jun

23

June Newsletter

Read about emotional regulation, autism prevalence, Give716, and more in this month's Ascent newsletter!

May

21

May Newsletter

Autism Walk recap, understanding vaccines and autism, and more in the May issue of the Ascent newsletter!

May

01

Vaccines and Autism: Understanding the History and the Science

In this article, Stephen R. Anderson, Ph.D., BCBA-D discusses where the belief that vaccines cause autism came from and what research has shown.

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Pro Tips: Transitioning to Adulthood

Pro Tips: Understanding sensory needs

Pro Tips: Supporting emotional regulation

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Vaccines and Autism: Understanding the History and the Science