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Mary E. McDonald, Ph.D., BCBA
Mary E. McDonald, Ph.D., BCBA

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Published in Educate.

·Nov 1, 2022

Why You Should Consider Changing Your Career to Supporting Individuals with Autism

This is the dream. — Well, let me start by giving my disclaimer here: I support people with autism, I love people with autism and I have enjoyed every moment of my career learning from people with autism and hopefully making a difference in their lives. Okay, so that being said, I hope that maybe…

Autism

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Autism

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Published in Educate.

·Feb 19, 2022

Problem Behavior Triggered by Specific Words

Ideas for intervention — I have an adolescent with autism in my class who responds negatively when people say certain words. He seems to have a sensitivity to them and may respond with a behavioral outburst. …

Autism

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Autism

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Published in Educate.

·Feb 19, 2022

Cognitive Flexibility in Students with ASD

Often individuals with autism may be described using terms such as rigid or rote. One area that may be important to focus on is flexibility. This is an area that may prove to be difficult for some individuals with autism and most certainly also for individuals without autism at times…

Autism

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Cognitive Flexibility in Students with ASD
Cognitive Flexibility in Students with ASD
Autism

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Published in Bootcamp

·Sep 26, 2021

Get organized in just one day

Lists for Life: A Step-by-Step Approach to an Organized Life I think we can all admit that we need to be more organized at work and in our home life. It can seem like a daunting task, taking that first step towards organization. …

Organization

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Get organized in just one day
Get organized in just one day
Organization

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Published in Educate.

·Jul 19, 2021

Adulting: Preparing Individuals with Autism

The transition from adolescence to adulthood does not always receive as much attention as is needed. Often transition services are limited, leaving individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) without the level of preparation needed for “adulting”. Areas such as leisure skill development and vocational preference are often not fully addressed…

Autism

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Adulting: Preparing Individuals with Autism
Adulting: Preparing Individuals with Autism
Autism

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Published in Educate.

·May 15, 2021

Can IQ Scores Really Change?

What does it mean to have an IQ? Well, IQ is an intelligence quotient and it is measured by a few specific intelligence tests. The most common tests that you may have heard of are the Stanford Binet and the WISC-R. So, let’s talk about the numbers for a moment…

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Can IQ Scores Really Change?
Can IQ Scores Really Change?
Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Published in Educate.

·May 4, 2021

Using Incidental Teaching with Children with Autism

Incidental teaching was first developed by researchers Hart & Risley in the late 1960s and into the 1970s (Risley, 1968; Hart & Risley, 1975). Incidental teaching is a child-directed teaching method in which the child’s interest leads the instruction. The adult (teacher or parent) uses the child’s interests to encourage…

Autism

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Using Incidental Teaching with Children with Autism
Using Incidental Teaching with Children with Autism
Autism

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Published in Educate.

·Apr 25, 2021

Using Social Stories™ with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Social Stories™ was originally developed by Carol Gray. Social Stories™ are stories that are written to help assist a student in a variety of social situations. Social Stories™ have been shown to be effective in improving social behavior in students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across a variety of domain…

Autism

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Using Social Stories™ with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Using Social Stories™ with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism

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Published in UX Collective

·Apr 14, 2021

Universal design for learning for students with autism

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based set of principles that together form a practical framework for using technology to maximize learning opportunities for every student (Rose & Meyer, 2002). This means that educators must think from the onset about all learners. …

Education

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Universal design for learning for students with Autism
Universal design for learning for students with Autism
Education

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Published in Educate.

·Apr 9, 2021

Fad Treatments Can Be Dangerous for Children with Autism

Let me tell you about Paul — he was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and by the age of 8, he had participated in over 10 fad treatments for autism. Treatments included auditory integration training, a gluten-free diet, a rotation diet, magnet therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin, secretin, hyperbaric oxygen therapy…

Autism

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Fad Treatments can be Dangerous for Children with Autism
Fad Treatments can be Dangerous for Children with Autism
Autism

5 min read

Mary E. McDonald, Ph.D., BCBA

Mary E. McDonald, Ph.D., BCBA

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Professor @HofstraU, Researcher, Author, Autism Specialist, Behavior Analyst, and Speaker https://www.marymcdonald.org

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