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Entering 4th school year as a paraprofessional As you all know, I wear many hats because I work more than one job. I have been a...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Aug 8, 20221 min read
ABLE to Save Month
Did you know it is #ABLEtosavemonth? #ABLEtosavemonth recognizes the need to help people with disabilities save and invest money. By...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Aug 1, 20223 min read
OBM & PM in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
What is organizational behavior management (OBM) and performance management (PM)? How do they relate to the applied behavior analysis...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jul 25, 20221 min read
The A-B-Cs in ABA
In Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), did you know the ABCs are implemented? I am not talking about the letters of alphabet. In this case,...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Approaches for increasing communication and social skills
In Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), did you know behavior analysts use many approaches to increase people's communication and social...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jul 11, 20221 min read
Interview with Merrick Egber as an Autistic Board for Florida ASPE and ESL for Autism
When is it important to teach self-advocacy skills to autistic people? It’s not about the age of the person with autism to teach...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jul 4, 20221 min read
How many of you have heard of podcasts talking about autism?
Podcasts about autism have been growing more than ever before. Podcasts are being created and hosted by parents of autistic children,...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Inclusive Companies for Autistic People
Did you know autistic people still struggle with employment, from being unemployed to working below minimum wage? Credit: Spectrum-Autism...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jun 20, 20222 min read
High School To College Transition
It is graduation time already!? Throwback to my high school graduation class of 2016 Many schools already had their graduation...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Prompting
Prompting is a teaching procedure that comes before the behavior/skill/response occurs. It is used to support a person as they learn a...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Interview with Michael Gilberg as an Autistic Special Education Lawyer
Did you know students with disabilities have rights to gain appropriate education? Students with disabilities, like autistic students,...
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Michelle Vinokurov
May 30, 20221 min read
College Success Stories of 2022
2022 is the year for the disability community in the college arena! There are two students with disabilities who have been getting...
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Michelle Vinokurov
May 24, 20221 min read
Interview with Michelle Zeman as an Autistic Behavior Analyst
Did you know more autistic people are either pursing work in the ABA field or already work in the ABA field? Currently, I have been...
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Michelle Vinokurov
May 16, 20221 min read
Interview with Corben Havener as an Autistic Union Advocate
Employment has still been a big issue in the disability community for years. People with autism are more unemployed and working...
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Michelle Vinokurov
May 10, 20221 min read
Functional Behavior Assessment Methods
Did you know a functional behavior assessment (FBA) helps with learning the reason/function for the behavior? There is a reason/function...
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Michelle Vinokurov
May 3, 20221 min read
Hiring People with Autism
Should more companies and places hire people with autism and other disabilities? The obvious answer is yes! Autistic people and people...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Apr 26, 20221 min read
It is World Autism Month!
As we all know, Autism is a lifelong neurological development disability. Children who live with autism will grow up as adults with...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Apr 19, 20221 min read
TV Shows and Movies Starring Autistic People
Did you know more autistic people are working in the entertainment industry? The entertainment industry has been working on including...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Did you know autism is not only diagnosed in boys anymore?
For a long time, autism has been mainly diagnosed in boys. More girls and women have been getting diagnosed than before due to various...
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Michelle Vinokurov
Apr 5, 20222 min read
April is National Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month!
Personally, I learned about being autistic when I was in 6th grade, even though I was diagnosed with autism around the age of two. My...
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