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Supporting Children with Autism During Deployment Transitions and Changes
Military families of children with autism face unique challenges around deployment, but with preparation, consistency, and ABA-informed strategies, you can help your child adjust before, during, and after deployment.

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Oct 13 min read


Wait—Only One of You Is Doing ABA? Let’s Talk.
Picture this. It ’s 6:30 p.m., and dinner is finally on the table. Your child reaches for the iPad instead of their fork, and you calmly...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jun 303 min read


Letting Go of Certainty: How Curiosity Helps Us Support Our Kids
Transform your parenting by letting go and becoming curious

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Apr 12 min read


How's Your Yeti Doing? Taking Care of You is Important, too!
Parenting an autistic child is like playing the game “Yeti in my Spaghetti.”

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jan 13 min read


Breaking the Stereotype: Understanding Challenging Behavior in Children with Autism
It might surprise you to learn how often kids express their feelings through tantrums, throwing things, and hitting!

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Is My Child Ready to Learn Social Skills? Here’s How to Find Out
Is your child with autism ready to learn social skills

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jul 1, 20246 min read


Unlocking Connections: Exploring Joint Attention in Children with Autism
Crucial joint attention skills are often delayed, limited, or missing in children with autism. This can impact their ability to “connect”

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Mar 25, 20243 min read


Kids Do Strange Things: Exploring Autism and Childhood Behaviors
As parents of neurotypically-developing kids will attest, their kids do strange and weird things. Seriously, kids are weirdos. Here are...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jan 1, 20243 min read


Please, Be Thankful: Being Autistic and Being Polite.
Child: “Juice” Adult: “Juice, what?” Child: no response Adult: “Juice, please” Child: “Juice, please” Adult: “Good job saying please!!”...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Managing Meltdowns
Every parent has, at some point, dealt with an inconsolable or screaming child, often at a very inconvenient time or in a very...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jun 30, 20234 min read


7 Simple Tips to Better Instruction-Following
After your child has learned a skill, why is it sometimes really hard to get them to do it when asked? You have spent a lot of time...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Mar 30, 20234 min read


New Year's Resolutions? Making Habits Stick
The start of a new year is traditionally a time to focus on a “new start,” often in the form of making a “New Year’s Resolution.” You...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jan 2, 20233 min read


ABA and Medications. Why We Need to Know.
If you are not feeling well and you visit your doctor, one of the things she will ask is what medications you are currently taking. Your...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Sep 30, 20222 min read


Testing, Testing....
Will this be the most thrilling blog you read all year? Not by a stretch. I can pretty much guarantee that a blog about TRICARE-required...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Jul 1, 20226 min read


Smooth Move! Tips for Moving with Your Child with Autism
We are heading into “PCS season” and we have quite a few families leaving the NoVa area. Even if your family isn’t on the move this...

Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(VA)
Apr 1, 20226 min read
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