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This week's radio show explains the basic idea behind Verbal Behavior, with some thoughts about the advantages and also limitations of this teaching method. -Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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In some situations, it can be helpful to get an outside evaluation from a doctor yourself in addition to the evaluations your local organizations provide.

Most evaluations are done by a small group of teachers and therapists. A doctor may or may not be part of the evaluation; however, they may be needed for a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder, depending on the laws where you live.

In some circumstances, an outside medical evaluation can be very valuable. First, for a child on the autism spectrum, you have a diagnosis, and many doctors are also willing to write specifically how many hours and what types of interventions they feel would be most appropriate for the child. 

In some circumstances, this can be very helpful at your IEP or IFSP meeting. Every region is a little different in how they do things, and each situation is unique as to whether this would be helpful or not.

Wrightslaw has a wonderful article "10 Tips How to Use IDEA 2004 to Improve Your Child's Special Education", by Wayne Steedman, which touches on many aspects of the IDEA 2004 changes, including how to pick a diagnostician that's qualified and choosing someone who your school district listens to. Read more...

- Sandra Sinclair

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This show is about diagnosis and first evaluations -our personal experience. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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This radio show podcast is about language use in RDI and why you limit some language in the early stages. The podcast also covers what RDI can look like. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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This radio show is all about teaching conversation to children with autism by using a declarative communication style. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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This radio show is about RDI, Relationship Development Intervention - what this intervention does, and also helps to clear up the difference between the core issues of autism and the co-occurring conditions that often appear alongside autism. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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From Brett Miller's 29 Marbles Blog: This article recounts a time about 10 years ago when one of his son's teachers requested to strap his autistic son to a chair while he was in school. Read article...

We've come a long way in 10 years.

And we're not done yet.

-- Sandra Sinclair,  www.autismvoice.com

This is one of my favorite blogs. Always informative and insightful: http://29marbles.blogspot.com

Wrightslaw is a great resource for special education law in the US, and for learning how best to advocate for our children. Here is the link to their site: www.wrightslaw.com . - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

Part 1 of my telephone interview with Kate Gallagher MS, SLP-CCC, Speech Language Pathologist. In this podcast, Kate and I discuss the common communication and social issues associated with autism and how speech therapy addresses those issues. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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Part 2 of my telephone interview with Kate Gallagher MS, SLP-CCC, Speech Language Pathologist. Kate and I discuss the social and communication issues associated with Asperger's Disorder. We also discuss behavioral issues in autism - how to handle them and how to uncover their communicative intent. - Sandra Sinclair, www.autismvoice.com

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