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What Is Gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that often occurs in abusive relationships. It is a covert type of emotional abuse in which the bully or abuser misleads the target, creating a false narrative and making them question their judgments and reality.1 Ultimately, the victim of gaslighting starts to feel unsure about their perceptions of the world and even wonder if they are losing their sanity.
What Is Gaslighting?
Gaslighting is "psychological manipula...
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Premier Charity MMA Event.
Hosted by Randy Couture founder of XCGIF, 6x UFC Champion, Army Veteran & Actor.
Round 11: Operation Knockout
This annual MMA charity event was established in 2010 and showcases the best up and coming amateur MMA athletes from Xtreme Couture MMA and around the country. The event is to raise money and awareness for our U.S. Veterans in need.
Event Date:
November 2022
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Autism Prevalence
In 2021, the CDC reported that approximately 1 in 44 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to 2018 data.
1 in 27 boys identified with autism
1 in 116 girls identified with autism
Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.
Most children were still being diagnosed after age 4, though autism can be reliably diagnosed as early as age 2.
31% of children with ASD have an ...
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Differences Between Natural Environment Training (NET) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
There are many different ways to apply ABA therapy for children. Discrete Trial Training (DTT) and Natural Environment Training (NET) are just two of those teaching techniques.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
This is widely used today and probably best known within the field of ABA therapy. It’s a form of ‘unnatural’ highly structured teaching. T...
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What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a therapy based on the science of learning and behavior.
Behavior analysis helps us to understand:
How behavior works
How behavior is affected by the environment
How learning takes place
ABA therapy applies our understanding of how behavior works to real situations. The goal is to increase behaviors that are helpful and decrease behaviors that are...
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March 26, 2020
Today, the CDC released its biennial update of autism prevalence among the nation’s children, based on an analysis of medical and/or school records of 8-year-olds from 11 monitoring sites across the United States.
The CDC estimate on autism prevalence increased by nearly 10 percent, to 1 in 54 children in the U.S.
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Our Little World
Sponsored Content for Our Little World
February 1, 2020 - 12:02 pm
Our Little World Treatment Center was started in 2013. Salvi Godorov, the Owner & Director, was unable to find quality services for her then recently diagnosed son with Autism.
Our Little World was created out of tremendous need for Autism services in the community. We offer a multitude of services to help children and adults on the Autis...
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1 in 59 children are now diagnosed with autism.
An estimated 33% cannot speak.
As many as 1 in 3 have seizures.
65% of parents report their child had been bullied or victimized by peers.
25% of 8-year old’s cause injury to themselves.
Nearly 50% wander or run o from school, home and safety.
Kids with autism are 8x more likely to have gastrointestinal disorders.
Accidental drowning accounts for 91% of deaths in children with Autism.
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"What do I do next?" This is a question that has undoubtedly been asked by every parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In many cases, it comes after the "What is autism?" and "How did it happen?" Unfortunately, just as with the first two questions, the answer isn't very satisfying. Although many treatments and therapies are proposed to help, few have been studied enough to know whether they really do (or don't) work, and for which children. This reality is frus...
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