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I am a behavior analyst working with a 6-year-old child with a very limited food repertoire. Do you have any assessment and treatment recommendations that can guide my efforts to address this area? Answered by Jill K. Belchic-Schwartz, PhD Pediatric/Child Psychologist, Childhood Solutions, PC, Fort Washington, PA Food selectivity is a fairly common issue with…
Individuals with autism often receive services from multi-disciplinary teams. In addition to educators and early interventionists, you will find descriptions of many of these service providers below. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) Board certified behavior analysts conduct behavioral assessments and provide interpretations of the results of such assessments. They design and supervise behavior analytic interventions…
Source Dear Dr. Gold, In your May 30 piece (“Could sensory integration disorder be the primary problem?“ Boston.com), you suggest that a root cause of developmental and mental health disorders, including autism, OCD, anxiety and depression, may be sensory integration (SI) disorder. As anecdotal evidence, you point to the reported sensory discomforts of some…