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Tips to Keep Fall Activities Fun for Your Child with Autism
Apple picking, pumpkin farm visits, petting zoos, and fall festivals. The season is about to change, and in metro Atlanta, there is no better time to get outside and enjoy some family-friendly activities. As parents, we’ll spend time prepping and packing for each of...
Tips to Keep Fall Activities Fun for Your Child with Autism
Apple picking, pumpkin farm visits, petting zoos, and fall festivals. The season is about to change, and in metro Atlanta, there is no better time to get outside and enjoy some family-friendly activities. As parents, we’ll spend time prepping and packing for each of...
Antecedents, Behaviors, and Consequences: The ABCs of ABA Therapy
When you have a baby, topics you once discussed and words you once used begin to take on new meanings. You learn about infant sleep, the Moro reflex, and object permanence, to name a few. And when your child receives an autism diagnosis, there’s a whole new world of...
Tips to Help Your Child with Autism through a Haircut
For many people with autism, a haircut can be a challenging experience. There are unfamiliar sounds, smells, and feelings – it’s truly sensory overload. However, it’s a necessary and semi-regular task, so we’d like to offer a few tips and ideas to make your child’s...
Innovative Behavior Options Staff Spotlight: Meet Patricia
As the parent or guardian of a child with special needs, you tend to pay extra attention to the caregivers you introduce into your kiddo’s life. So when you choose an applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy center, you want to look at both the center’s approach to ABA...
Tips to Prepare for Back to School
For most students, the past couple months have flown by! But summer is drawing to a close and a new school year is right around the corner, along with new routines, new teachers, and new classes. It’s a lot for any kid, but for children with special needs, it can be...
Understanding the Function of Behavior
Here on the Innovative Behavior Options’ blog, we offer practical tips, advice, and encouragement from our ABA therapy staff to families with children with special needs. We draw on cumulative decades of experience offering ABA therapy to children and adults of all...
Tips for Successful Playdates for Kids with Autism
Summer is in full swing, which means school is out and playdates are in! For families with children with autism, playdates can feel intimidating (Will my kiddo have a meltdown?), but with a little careful planning, we can help make play time with friends successful...
Saying “No” without a Meltdown
As a parent or caregiver, you probably find yourself saying “No” more times in a single day (hour?) than you ever could have imagined. You don’t want to be the bad guy and your kiddo really doesn’t react well to hearing the word. In fact, some experts believe that...
Transitioning to a New Routine, the ABA Way
With the end of the school year right around the corner, many kids are beginning to look forward to summertime and the break from school. While for so many of us summer means warm weather and long relaxing days at the pool, it’s also a big change in routine that can...
Celebrating World Autism Month
While every day is Autism Awareness Day at Innovative Behavior Options, in the month of April (and specifically on April 2nd) the entire world is reminded to celebrate differences as we focus on increasing understanding and acceptance (and celebrating some of the...