Dr. Bettina Hohnen and Dr. Jane Gilmour, authors of "The Incredible Teenage Brain - Everything You Need to Know to Unlock Your Teen's Potential", join us for this segment of REACH. Learn strategies to decipher why your teen does what they do and how you can them get through this particularly difficult developmental period. This REACH session will help you guide your child to achieve their potential , build strong relationships and improve communication as they develop, learn and grow.

Purchase the book at: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Teenage-Brain-Everything-Potential/dp/1785925571

Lisa Combs is a behavior specialist, educational consultant, and autism specialist. She is an author and consultant on instruction, inclusive practices and behavior support of children with special needs.

Lisa shares with us proactive strategies on inclusion in a practical and simple format that removes common barriers of success for students with autism.

This talk includes information about behavioral interventions for those with autism from one of America's most highly sought out certified behavior analysts, Dr Jim Ball. 

Special thanks to Michelle Garcia Winner, creator of Social Thinking, for speaking with us and sharing her great depth of knowledge about social development on REACH. You can view that interview here – and please subscribe for more great info. You can see her website, packed with helpful resources here: https://www.socialthinking.com/ You can also purchase her book, Thinking About You, Thinking About Me, here: https://www.socialthinking.com/Products… THANKS MICHELLE!!!

Some children and adults with autism are having a particularly challenging time during the pandemic’s necessity to remain at home. Schedules are off, school has been cancelled, and providers who once came into homes to provide support, are often not available due to the social distance recommendation. With all of this creating “the perfect storm”, some may exhibit significant behaviors. During this live event, Jenna Ward-Hawkes and Melissa Rodi, authors of Managing Meltdowns and Tantrums on the Autism Spectrum, cover a variety of behavior interventions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmAYcEaZJnQ Order the book here: https://www.jkp.com/…/managing-meltdowns-and-tantrums-on-th… or on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Meltdowns-Tant…/…/1785928406

With school closings, parents are more confused than ever as to what their child has the right to and what they don’t. Parents are reporting that they’ve been told by their schools that there won’t be services until school resumes. Join us as we talk with Selene A. Almazan, Esq., Legal Director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc