Compliance is Not the Goal: Letting Go of Control and Rethinking Support for Autistic Individuals

Name: Compliance is Not the Goal: Letting Go of Control and Rethinking Support for Autistic Individuals
Uploaded: 2019-03-07T16:32:21Z
Duration: 19 min 11 s
Description: Instead of trying to control the behaviors of individuals with autism to make them indistinguishable from the general public, Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L suggests a positive shift in focus that supports the development of their emotional skills. She is joined virtually by her colleagues Michael John Carley, Patti Menzel, Neal Katz, Stephen Shore, Dena Gassner, Patrick Quinn, and Jacquelyn Fede.

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Amy Laurent |

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• February 2019

Instead of trying to control the behaviors of individuals with autism to make them indistinguishable from the general public, Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L suggests a positive shift in focus that supports the development of their emotional skills. She is joined virtually by her colleagues Michael John Carley, Patti Menzel, Neal Katz, Stephen Shore, Dena Gassner, Patrick Quinn, and Jacquelyn Fede.

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