States are no strangers to classroom standards. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, the federal government required states to create teacher standards and place highly ...

This morning, I read an article online at Education Week titled, "Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?" (1) This commentary calls attention to the fact that only a few states have set forth ...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is the gold standard therapy for autistic and other developmentally unique children. ABA therapy once was conducted in highly structured settings like therapy ...

This morning, I read an article online at Education Week titled, "Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?" (1) This commentary calls attention to the fact that only a few states have set forth ...

DENVER, Colo. — Sparks literally flew during a metal shop class in the workshop of a Denver nonprofit. The goal was simple: teach skills to gain employment and help live a happy life. It sounds like ...

Autism Speaks is putting big money behind efforts to train people with autism to code, betting that the unique talents of those on the spectrum pair well with the high-demand field. The nonprofit said ...

When families begin Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, it often starts during early childhood. Parents usually associate ABA with helping young children build foundational skills such as ...

The achievable goal to follow simple directions should be at the top of the list for your child’s ABA therapist, says Cindy Mrotek at a.c.e. Therapies. Many parents of a child with autism struggle to ...