New Curriculum and Pilot Program Affirms Adults with Autism Want to be Loved

• By: Victoria Pettiquoi-Morgan, LICSW-C, LCSW I Aspire to Be Me, LLC Matthew Ratz, MEd Passion for Learning, Inc.
• July 5th, 2023
• adults, friendship, inclusive environment, intimacy, misconceptions, relationships, self-love, sex, sexual education, sexual expression, sexuality, Summer 2023 Issue
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I Aspire to Be Me, LLC (I AM) is a service provider committed to dispelling the myth that adults with autism do not seek meaningful intimate relationships. It’s important for society to recognize this population can and does desire intimacy, just like everyone else. Unfortunately, they often lack...

Integrating ABA into Practice: Addressing the Misconceptions

• By: Ronald Lee, PhD, BCBA-D William James College
• July 1st, 2016
• ABA, misconceptions, science, treatment
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The past few decades has seen drastic changes to the field of autism, at least in part due to changes in the defining characteristics/diagnostic criteria for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).1 As a result of increasingly inclusive criteria, professionals in fields such as psychiatry, medicine,...