Seri Mengasih Centre

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Operant conditioning (sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning) is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior. Operant conditioning was coined by behaviorist B.F. Skinner, which is why you may occasionally hear it referred to [...]

For many years, behavioral testing and observation have been the only way to determine if a child is autistic, often causing distress and confusion for parents. However, now the application of the standard electroencephalogram (EEG) combined with borrowed math from chaos theory, may enable doctors to read brain wave patterns and identify levels of autism [...]

By Stephen Shore www.autismasperger.net THE AUTISM BOMB Most of us are inducted into the Autism Community by what I call the “Autism Bomb.” Autism often strikes a typically developing child at approximately 18 to 24 months with a sudden, dramatic loss of speech and contact with the environment. Self-stimulatory behaviors (“stims”) such as hand flapping [...]

WHAT IS AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. IS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY THE SAME AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY? Not exactly. Developmental [...]