Martha Aki Becomes the Newest IBCCES Advisory Board Member

The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), the global leader in training and certification on autism and cognitive disorders, announced today the appointment of Martha Aki to its executive advisory board. Aki is currently the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Program Director in Katy Independent School District in Katy, Texas. Her experience and innovative practices for children within ECI (which have earned Katy ISD five educational foundation grants) will strengthen IBCCES’ impact in educational settings. Continue Reading →

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IBCCES Appoints Joseph Cheung, M.D., to Advisory Board

The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), a leading global provider of training and certification on autism and cognitive disorders, announced today the appointment of Joseph Cheung, M.D. to its executive advisory board. Dr. Cheung is a sleep neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. His experience, passion, and medical background will strengthen IBCCES’ impact in the healthcare sector for both individual and facility training and certifications. Continue Reading →

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I Can’t Read Without My Glasses (an analogy)

By Lois Jean Brady, Author of Apps for Autism – www.itherapyllc.com

 

If you take my glasses away – I can’t read

If you encourage me – I still can’t read

If you give me a verbal model, I know what to say – but I still can’t read

If you give me cues or prompts, I have an idea of what to say – but I still can’t read

If you offer chips and skittles (reinforcers), I still won’t be able to read

If you test me, I will fail and be labeled illiterate or, worse, cognitively delayed

I may referred to resource or special education

If you give me my glasses

I can read!

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