Myth: Autistic People Lack Empathy
Katherine Johnson. M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Note: This article is about a form of ableism that affects one part of the autistic community: autistic people who [...]
LEARN’s Kerry Hoops Uses Assent-Based Practice to Make COVID-19 Vaccination Comfortable for Kids with Autism
By: Katherine Johnson, M.S., BCBA Senior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Vaccination visits can be terrifying for an autistic child – a new environment, unfamiliar sounds and smells, [...]
Allyship Tips for Neurotypical Friends of the Autistic Community
By Katherine Johnson. M.S., BCBA Senior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Are you working to become a better ally to the autistic and neurodivergent folks in your community? The surest [...]
Neurodiversity – Origins and Impact
By Katherine Johnson. M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Judy Singer is an autistic Australian social scientist. In the 1990’s, seeing echoes of her mother’s struggles in [...]
Sensory Processing Issues and Summer: Sand, Sweat, Fireworks … Oh, My!
by Katherine Johnson, M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Families everywhere are chucking backpacks and school shoes to the back of the closet and getting ready for some [...]
What is Self-Determination?
BCBA Katherine Johnson helps break down what “Self-Determination” is in relation to the ethics and codes of medical practice.
How Parents and Caregivers of Kids with Autism Cope with Stress
by Katherine Johnson, M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Parenting can be stressful, and research shows that parents of autistic children consistently score higher on [...]
Myth: People with Autism Don’t Feel Love
by Katherine Johnson. M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral “One of the most Googled questions neurotypicals ask about dating on the autism spectrum is, ‘Can autistic [...]
Top 5 Autism Studies from the Last Year
Significant developments were made in autism and applied behavior analysis (ABA) research in the field of autism and applied behavior analysis (ABA) in 2021. Learn about the top five studies from [...]
Myth: Kids with Autism Don’t Have Emotions
BY KATHERINE JOHNSON, M.S., BCBASENIOR DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS My cousin, a teenager with a broken heart, lay on my couch, crying. Her little brother, a mostly-non-verbal autistic four-year-old, [...]