Need a more comprehensive and meaningful assessment too to assist you in the identification of the most social significant, relevant and meaningful social behavior goals. Listen in to learn about Mission Cognition's SS-GFA Assessment Package and how you can not only...

This fun Friday episode focuses on the skills needed to work together successfully & joyfully as a team. Concrete tips for teaching those skills using research backed strategies are provided all within the context of a fun teamwork activity. This episode isn't really...

Love Bingo? So do we! Tune in this episode to learn how we have kicked it up a notch by making some changes to the way we structure game play in order to target complex but critical & foundational social skills including: orienting toward social partner, scanning the...

This episode highlights the importance and value of knowing your learners beyond checklists, goals & reports. How we view, interact with and talk about our learners matters regardless of what setting you work in, the population you serve, or your area of...

This is our very first "Fun Friday!" episode where give you an example of a game or activity we did to target a variety of social skills. Today's episode is about snowball catapults and how we used this activity to target a wide range of executive functioning skills,...

This final part of the 3 part series on assessing play ties together what was discussed in prior episodes, emphasizes the need for assessment in order to develop appropriate goals, and outlines Dr. Parten's 6 stages of play. The 6 stages are briefly defined and...

In this episode we continue the conversation on assessing play skills by introducing 2 additional resources to assist in understanding the developmental sequence and hierarchy of play skills development to better assess and identify goals related to early social...

Assessment drives goal development. Many children with autism present with splintered skill sets. How can we determine what's most socially significant to target with a goal of increasing opportunities to socialize with others? Young children's most common & natural...

In typically developing children, play emerges and develops without explicit, systematic instruction. In children with an autism diagnosis, play is often described as absent or restricted. Behavior analysts have the skill set to teach play, but a working definition of...

What are social skills and why does establishing a working definition matter? Have you ever said, "they're not ready for social skills" or have had someone say that to you? Maybe there is just a miscommunication about exactly what you're talking about when you use the...

Assessing and teaching play & social skills in natural ways with an emphasis on generalization is tough! Listen in to get in on the ground floor and become part of this learning journey. The mission is to do better when it comes to assessing skills and selecting and...