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Behavior Matters Nebraska
7200 S. 84th St LaVista, NE 68128
Nebraska ABA Services
Welcome to the Behavior Matters Family!
Rebeka
Team Nebraska:
Supervisors: Corey Cohrs, BCBA, Rebeka Edge, BCBA (Distance) and Jenna Rhodes, BCaBA (Distance)
Tutors: Nora Robinson, Phil Carey, Adan Iniguez, Aaron Martinez, Amanda Zupancic
COMING SOON: Speech Therapy with Brittany Thornton, CCC-SLP
Administrative Team: Rebeka Edge CEO, Laura Smith Business Manager, Angela Marusa Office Manager, Heidie Godfrey Accounting, Andrea Kramer NE coordinator
Google Group-- abanebraska@googlegroups.com
This group is for anyone interested in services or training provided by Behavior Matters Nebraska. Behavior Matters provides applied behavior analysis to children and adolescents with developmental delays in the home, community and/ or clinical settings.
Ipad Survival/Sanity Tricks for Autism Parents: You Can Lock The Screen!!
We all know that our autistic kids love their iPads! My son loves his, but sometimes all he wants to do is open & close apps for an hour or so, and all I want him to do is play with one app or watch one video for an hour.
Did you know that you can disable the home button on your iPad, thereby forcing the kid to stay within the same app?
So your kid is forced to stay in the same game until you decide!
And you can also lock the touch functionality of the screen.
Ok, so you put on a Sesame video on the iPad. You've already disabled the home button so they can't leave the video to enter any other apps… but now he keeps rewinding the same scene over and over.
You can also disable the touch functionally of the iPad screen so, now they can't rewind or mess with the video.
Ok, so what about those game apps which are great, but have a parents button in the upper left corner that my kid keeps pressing which takes him out of the game experience. You can also just disable the touch functionally of certain sections of the screen.
Well the one thing I didn't mention is that the first time you put in the wrong password it says incorrect password try again in 10 seconds" The second time? "try again in 60 seconds" The 3rd time and every time after?… "3 minutes"
taken from: http://nblo.gs/ZSRUQ
IEP-- Involved Educated Parent
Ten Common Mistakes Parents Make During the IEP Meeting
by Matt Foley, M.Ed., L.P.C. & DeAnn Hyatt-Foley, M.Ed.
http://www.kidstogether.org/IEP/iepd-10-mistakes.htm
Learning to Negotiate is Part of the
Advocacy Process
by Brice Palmer, Advocate
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/tips/palmer_negotiation_process.htm#sthash.Xsnu3igQ.dpuf
Omaha Autism Resources, Events & Training
ASD Network Events: http://events.unl.edu/asdnetwork/upcoming/
PTI Nebraska Events: http://pti-nebraska.org/calendar/
STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nebraska Family Support Network: Supporting families in the behavioral health system in Omaha and surrounding areas | http://nefamilysupportnetwork.org
Arc of Nebraska: A non-profit that aims to improve the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities | http://www.arc-nebraska.org
ASD in Nebraska: Get educated about ASD | http://asdinnebraska.org/
Autism Action Partnership: Improving the quality of life for persons on the Autism Spectrum and their families | http://www.autismactionpartnership.org/
Autism Society of Nebraska: Providing support for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families | http://www.autismnebraska.org
Families Care, Inc.: Aims to empower families in the behavioral health system in Kearney and surrounding areas | http://www.families-care.net
LDA of Nebraska: Supporting families of children with Learning Disabilities throughout Nebraska | http://www.ldanebraska.org
Nebraska Advocacy Services: Nebraska’s Protection and Advocacy System serving persons with disabilities throughout Nebraska | http://www.nebraskaadvocacyservices.org
Ollie Webb Center Inc: Enriching the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families | http://www.olliewebbinc.org
Spina Bifida Nebraska: Supporting families and individuals affected by Spina Bifida throughout Nebraska | http://www.spinabifidanebraska.org
United Cerebral Palsy Nebraska: Providing programs, services, and support for people with all disabilities | http://www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/96
Munroe-Meyer Parent/Consumer Project: Providing services and support for persons with disabilities throughout Nebraska | http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/
Special Journeys: Providing people with disabilities opportunities for travel | www.specialjourneys.org
NRRS, Nebraska Resource and Referral System: Search among thousands of community agencies and organizations for the services and resources https://nrrs.ne.gov/usersearch/omahaMetro.php