“The Y.A.L.E. School has been a blessing for my son. Finally, he is in a place where he is understood and can thrive and be successful being himself. The teachers are patient and knowledgeable and my son has flourished... If it were up to him he would be going to school seven days a week!" — Sharon C.
by John Barnard M.Sc.Ed., BCBA
First, the good news: Research in the late 1980s demonstrated that intensive intervention delivered through a systematic comprehensive curriculum could result in dramatic outcomes for children with autism. This gave parents and educators much-needed optimism. It also gave clinicians a detailed set of strategies that continue to serve as a theoretical and conceptual foundation for autism intervention called applied behavior analysis, or ABA. Read More
Ever wonder how educators learn how to teach complex skills to students with autism? Renee Horvath, a teacher at The Y.A.L.E. School Audubon campus, is a graduate student at Rowan University studying Applied Behavior Analysis. Her work with teens with autism at Y.A.L.E. prompted her to initiate a research study to look at how best to teach students how to do something most of us do every day: use a debit card. Read More
The Y.A.L.E. School’s Voorhees campus is training a new generation of educators to work with students who have autism. Through an on-going collaboration with Rowan University, The Y.A.L.E School has been serving as a practicum site for undergraduate and graduate students in the University’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program. Each semester, one or two practicum students work about 10 hours a week under the direct supervision of Y.A.L.E.’s Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) to gain experience in the application of behavior analytic procedures. Read More
Y.A.L.E. is pleased to announce that beginning July 5th, our Hamilton Township campus will enter a new incarnation, as the school-within-a-school for students with autism moves to nearby Mullica Township, at 500 Elwood Road in Mullica, NJ.
“We are excited and pleased to continue serving students with autism in the South Jersey community as we move into partnership with the Mullica Township School District,” said John Barnard, one of the program’s behavior analysts. Read More
Zora Berman, M.A., recently joined the leadership team at The Y.A.L.E. School. She provides behavioral support to the teachers and students with autism at The Y.A.L.E. School’s Audubon campus.
“I am thrilled to be part of The Y.A.L.E. School community and am deeply honored to be a part of the team that ensures the continued success of the Audubon campus,” said Berman. Read More
In January, representatives from the Y.A.L.E. School attended the annual Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Autism conference in Philadephia. This year’s conference topic was Science-Based Social and Communication Strategies in Autism. ABAI is one of the leading national organizations for people involved with behavior analysis. Y.A.L.E. staff members met the public and ABA professionals at our exhibit table where information about Y.A.L.E.’s various programs and services was available.
As you bustle about getting ready for the holidays, imagine for a moment being a child with autism: the stranger with a white beard and a red fur coat is terrifying, new foods present a sensory overload, music is too loud, lights are too bright, and riding in the car or traveling a new route can provoke a tantrum.
While the holidays can be a challenging time of year for anyone, it can be especially hard for a child with autism. The students at The Y.A.L.E School’s Voorhees campus receive year-round instruction designed to prepare them to navigate some of these stressors. Read More
Effective special education requires great teaching. The Y.A.L.E School is on the cutting edge of best practice, working to integrate proven strategies into the classroom. Here are three of the evidence-based teaching strategies we are using:
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