February 2020

Denver Behavior Consultants was founded to provide children and families with the strategies needed to increase their success at home, school, and in the community.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ways Children With Autism Can Benefit From Valentine's Day Resource: Dr. Oscar Bukstein - DePelchin Children's Center Check Out This Terrific Valentine's Day Article!

Valentine's Day is a special holiday that enables children and adults to express their feelings and appreciation for others. For children on the spectrum, it also can provide a valuable opportunity for them to learn how to relate and interact with their peers. We wanted to share this wonderful article with you that offers helpful methods to make this holiday a more joyous and successful experience for your child.

It's All About Love and Friendship at Our Fun Social Skills Groups Our Social Skills Groups are a fun way to learn about social dynamics using instruction, team activities, group discussion, games, role-play, and other fun activities. We have groups available in Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker. All groups are run by a School Psychologist or Special Educator with a Master's Degree and 10 or more years of experience. We also use evidence-based practices and curriculums to ensure your child receives the greatest benefit. Groups for March through August now forming! 

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Check Out Our Monthly Parent Support Group New this year! We are pleased to also be offering Parent Support Groups at an affordable monthly rate of $15 per family. We know how important it is you get the support you need and, often times, its parents going through similar experiences and challenges that can offer the most support.

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn by  G eraldine Dawson, Laurie A. Vismara, PhD, and Sally J. Rogers  Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide. from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program, provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all kids - including those with ASD - have an amazing capacity to learn. Doctors Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it surprisingly simple to turn daily routines like breakfast or bath time into fun and rewarding learning experiences that target crucial developmental skills. We encourage you to check out this book today! Kerry Diener, CEO Kerry's Corner New Guidance For Pediatricians On Autism Screening We wanted to share this great article with you that was featured on the Disability Scoop website. We are in agreement with their ideas that there needs to be "developmental and behavioral surveillance at every well-child doctor visit . . . and screening at 9, 18 and 30 months as well as autism-specific screening at 18 and 24 months." Red flags for autism can often appear as early as age 2 or 2-1/2 and pediatricians just don't take the steps to screen or even put autism on their radar. READ ON TO LEARN MORE

IDEAS THAT MIGHT HELP!

Everyday Early Intervention: Fine and Gross Motor Skills Resource: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse - eiclearinghouse.org Allow your child to crawl in and out of a laundry basket on the floor to practice motor coordination. Encourage an infant who can pull to a stand to push a basket of laundry along the floor and use the basket for support to walk. Roll socks into balls and toss them into the laundry basket as a game to build hand-eye coordination and throwing skills.

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