Don’t Force Kids into Social Situations

Date: December 20th, 2023

We can’t force kids to socialize with each other. But we can teach them the needed social skills so they are able to socialize if they want to.

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Ask Polly Bath: Behavior and Learning Disabilities?

Date: August 27th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “Can you talk about how to move away from diagnoses we’ve been using to explain learning and behavior challenges, like ADHD or Autism, and more towards accepting and working with neurodiversity?”

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Causal Factor of a Behavior?

Date: May 10th, 2023

Look past a child’s behavior to see what the causal factor is.

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“I’m Autistic” vs. “I Have Autism.”

Date: July 31st, 2022

There’s a conversation going on right now about saying “I’m autistic” versus “I have autism.” What does it mean to educators in the classroom?

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We Can’t “Fix” Kids

Date: December 12th, 2021

We have to remember the purpose of interventions are to teach self-compensatory skills, not to “fix” the kid.

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Asperger’s and My Son

Date: April 25th, 2020

In this video I interview my adult son who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Many are having a hard time with social distancing right now. But for those with Asperger’s, it’s SOCIALIZING that is hard!

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