Special Learning

The Communicating Basic Needs FULL VERSION is here! »

Special Learning’s Communicating Basic Needs FULL VERSION app is a highly effective app that is designed to allow children with Autism and other language disabilities quickly and effectively communicate their basic wants and needs using a highly attractive, simple to use icon based system.

Amanda's Journey to Recovery »

Join us! As we follow Amanda’s Journey to Recovery. Read the first of a series of blogs from a loving mother, Susie, of 3 children who are all diagnosed with Autism.

Getting Down To the Business of Play for Children with Autism »

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to gain access into the world exclusively dwelled in by a child with autism? What would you give to see him smile or laugh with glee as he plays with you or with other children?

The October issue of Special Learning’s ABA Literature Summary talks about the topic of Co-Morbid Conditions seen in different individuals in the Autism Spectrum. Learn more about Co-Morbidity Rates and Types in Individuals with Autism, Specific Co-Morbid Psychiatric and Sensory Conditions in Individuals with Autism, Co-Morbid ADHD in Individuals with Autism and Co-Morbidity in Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Checkout our Digital Flashcards!

Special Learning’s Digital Flash Card Set is a downloadable Autism teaching product designed to teach individuals with Autism and other early language developmental disabilities using a simple, easy to use format. Each set contains three different pictures (exemplars) of each object and an instruction card to ensure accurate implementation of the lessons, even for those unfamiliar with ABA instruction techniques.

New Blog Post: Verbal Behavior and ABA »

Although VB and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) are both derived from philosophies established by Skinner, they use different approaches to teaching language. Some believe that Verbal Behavior Intervention is a good addition to ABA.

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania finds that premature babies weighing less than 4.5 lbs. at birth are five times more likely than babies born at a normal weight to have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

One of the first steps in obtaining needed services for your child is meeting with a service provider to develop a treatment plan or an Individual Service Plan (ISP). Often in these meetings, parents are faced with the challenge of trying to summarize their child’s needs. The service provider asks the parent, “What would you like us to work on with your child?” or “What does your child need?” Parents are often unprepared to answer these questions because their minds race through several different areas of needs at the same time. Often, the parent simply answers, “I’m not sure,” or something very vague such as “I want him to be able to talk.” While this statement is a valuable piece of information, it does not help the service provider fully understand what your child needs in order to be successful.