Latest Stories from the QSAC Blog
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In-Home Services
“Comm Hab”, “Respite”, “Family Support”, “Parent Training”…..In-home services for families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can go by many names. This range of services and supports often means the difference between a family staying intact or coming apart at the seams. Jimmy’s in-home worker spent months...
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Sexuality education for students with autism spectrum disorders
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate the same needs for relationships as most of us do. Unfortunately, a deficit in social skills can make relationship building a challenge for the individual with ASD. Social skills training does not often target the skills required for adult relationships. These topics may get placed on the...
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Attack [Guest Blog]
by Jeff Stimpson, QSAC Parent I’m coming from the kitchen and just trying to balance a bowl of soup when I hear Ned’s shattering “Ow!” What’s happened now? “He bit Ned!” Jill says as I round the corner. Jill is my wife. Ned is my 12-year-old son, typically developing. "He" is...
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Procedures For Self-Stimulatory Behavior Reduction
It is known that many behavior problems in individuals with Autism and developmental disabilities are maintained by social reinforcement, positive and negative (provided by other people), however some behaviors persist in the absence of social contingencies and appear to be maintained by sensory stimulation that is directly produced by...
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ASAT: The Association for Science in Autism Treatment
by Anya Kurtz Silver, QSAC Assistant Director of Adult Behavior Services ASAT is a not-for-profit organization of parents and professionals committed to improving the education, treatment, and care of individuals with autism. Since autism spectrum disorders were first identified, there has been a long history of failed treatments and fads, imposed on vulnerable individuals as...
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