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Today we're revisiting the life of Avonte Oquendo, a nonverbal 14-year-old boy with autism who left his Queens public school undetected in 2013 and tragically drowned in the East River. Elopement is a major cause of concern with many autism families, with 50% of individuals diagnosed with autism having the propensity to wander without notice. Our guest today is David Perecman , who was the Lead Trial Lawyer in representing Avonte's mother, Vanessa Fontaine, in a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her son and assisted in efforts to pass Kevin and Avonte's Law, legislation aimed to make schools safer for special needs students. Listen in as we discuss Avonte's legacy, the law itself, and more... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/autisable/support
Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Jonathan Tarbox, Director of the Autism Research Group talks about elopement in light of the Avonte Oquendo tragedy, giving insights into how parents can work toward progress on wandering and elopement behaviors and what to do to ensure a child's safety until there is progress . Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com
Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive The DNA has confirmed that the remains of a body found last week are Avonte Oquendo. The search for Avonte is over, but as the mourning begins there are still many questions left to be answered. Perhaps most important is "What do we need to do to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again?" Autism Mom Shannon Penrod makes a passionate plea to ensure that school staff are appropriately trained to keep our kids safe.
Like Autism Live on Facebook at facebook.com/autismlive On this edition of Autism Live: Shannon Penrod welcomes Dr. Adel Najdowski to talk about chaining and shaping procedures, how and when do use them to help teach a skill that is complex in nature. Shannon Des Roches Rosa visits during Blog-AU-Rama to talk about her blog Squidalicious.com and her continued involvement with The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. Shannon, an Autism mom, articulates her mission to focus on Autism Acceptance as opposed to Autism Awareness and what the difference is between the two. Dr. Jonathan Tarbox talks about elopement in light of the Avonte Oquendo tragedy, giving insights into how you can achieve progress on wandering and elopement behaviors and what to do to insure an individual's safety until there is progress . Dr. Tarbox answers viewer questions about what progress should look like in the first year of therapy and how to ensure that your child learns generalization, as well as a question about building language skills in a 10 year old. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com
Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live, Autism Mom Shannon Penrod shares the news that Avonte Oquendo's remains have been identified as the Autism community mourns. Other topics include using chaining to successfully teach new skills, stress reduction techniques and adhering to the BRAT diet to help a child return to solid foods after the flu. Shannon answers parent's questions about how long it takes to see progress when using quality ABA. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com
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INNERSIGHT - Honoring Avonte Oquendo INNERSIGHT Means 'FREEDOM' Advocates for the Disabled
INNERSIGHT - Honoring 14-year-old autistic boy Avonte Oquendo, who is now missing for over 2 weeks. INNERSIGHT Means 'FREEDOM' Advocates for the disabled.
INNERSIGHT - Honors 14-year-old autistic boy Avonte Oquendo missing two weeks - Ours prayers go out to Vanessa Fontaine and Daniel Oquendo the child's parents that Avonte comes home soon! INNERSIGHT Means 'FREEDOM' Advocates for the disabled.