Month: October 2017

On the Way to ABA… at Home

On the Way to ABA… at Home

Posted by | Oct 26, 2017 | , , , , , |

For many children with special needs or a developmental disability, such as autism, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is often just one of several interventions first recommended by a medical doctor. For many parents first navigating the world of special education, ABA is another acronym to add to a growing list of newly assimilated terminology. Needless to say, it’s a lot of new information all at once. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) part of my job is to seamlessly turn an ABA recommendation into a reality. In addition to my ABA training, I am also an Educator, and...

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Kid Cope Specialists

Kid Cope Specialists

Posted by | Oct 19, 2017 | , , , |

The first time I took my daughter to the pediatrician at three days old, I already knew I’d be walking in as equal parts new mom and Certified Child Life Specialist. Armed with a strong background in child development and psychology, child life specialists are trained to help children and families cope with the anxiety and uncertainty of a variety of life experiences including but not limited to acute and chronic illness, injury, trauma, life transitions, disability, loss and bereavement. Each time I visited the pediatrician, I experienced an overwhelming desire to prove to myself and my baby girl...

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Pediatric Associates of NYC

Pediatric Associates of NYC

Posted by | Oct 17, 2017 | , |

It is pretty safe to say that one of the last places Dubbers would ever choose to be is in a doctor’s office. While this is pretty common for most children and even adults, it is particularly traumatic for Dubbers. One would think after four years of countless doctor appointments, emergency room visits, overnight hospital stays and even the operating table, he would be at least somewhat comfortable by now. As I touched on in a previous post, “Medical Team,” we finally left Dubbers’ original pediatric practice for a new one about a year ago. The sense of urgency...

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Special Needs Activity Center for Kids*

Special Needs Activity Center for Kids*

Posted by | Oct 12, 2017 | , , , , |

We used to say look Joey is making the sad face again – what’s the matter buddy?  Not realizing that these head drops were seizures our baby was experiencing at 14 months – thus began our journey of years of trying to figure out what is happening with Joey?  It wasn’t until our second son Andrew was born that I realized all Joey did for fun was go to therapy! Andrew was invited to more Birthday parties by age 3 than Joey ever had at age 7.  I started to look for programming for special needs swim classes and...

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Bridge Kids New York

Bridge Kids New York

Posted by | Oct 5, 2017 | , , , |

Bridge Kids of New York is a company founded by and comprised of professionals who are dually certified. Our founders, Dani and Peri, are both Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) while each retaining a different specialty. As a Licensed Psychologist and BCBA, Peri specializes in working with children with a variety of diagnoses including ADHD, ODD, Anxiety and Autism.  She frequently performs program evaluations, working with education attorneys to assure the best possible outcome for children who often get lost in the system. As a Licensed Speech Language Pathologist and BCBA, founder Dani specializes in behavioral feeding intervention, social...

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