Inizio works to understand the backgrounds of the clients we serve. Background factors include the following:
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- Culture
- Gender
- Religious beliefs
- Sexual orientation
- Socioeconomic status
In the previous Play and Pairing article, we discussed how to build rapport and associate yourself with preferred stimuli (i.e., pairing) so that you can achieve instructional control. Pairing is a technique to help form and maintain rapport with your client by combining the learning environment, including yourself, with reinforcers.
At the 2018 California Association for Behavior Analysts (CalABA) Annual Western Regional Conference, Inizio Interventions was honored to be approved to present a poster on our recent study, Behavior Therapy Outcomes for Autistic Spectrum Disorder Using the VB-MAPP Assessment.
This summer Inizio Interventions has been holding a social skills group for children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that is enjoyed by our staff and the children who attend. The children work on fun activities that focus on fine motor, gross motor, and social skills. These activities include songs, arts and crafts, board games and more.
Remember your summers as a child? Some meaningful experiences may be going on a long trip away with your families or swimming on a hot summer day at camp with friends. One thing’s for sure, those good old days were jammed pack with tons of new experiences, social opportunities and plenty of unwritten rules of communication.
Autism is a developmental disability that causes challenges with behavior as well as social and communication delays. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) explains autism spectrum disorder and the criteria that an individual must meet in order to be diagnosed with autism.