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Autism and Challenging Behaviors: Spectrum Center Schools provide hope and help

January 25, 2011

Public school districts throughout California turn to Spectrum schools and programs for students with behavior challenges associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other special needs.Spectrum provides personalized, evidence-based educational services for non-traditional learners in collaboration with families and school districts.

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Spectrum Center's Lisa Britton and Dale Young published in Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

September 15, 2010

In the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Brandi Simonsen (University of Connecticut), Lisa Britton and Dale Young (Spectrum Center Schools) explored the use of school-wide positive behavior support in an alternative educational setting for students with severe challenging behaviors. These researchers found that there was some evidence that using the procedures being employed in typical schools to improve the expectations for the school, the staff and the students may have had a positive influence on reports of serious incidents in the school.

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Autism and Challenging Behaviors: Spectrum Center Schools provide hope and help

Spectrum Center's Lisa Britton and Dale Young published in Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

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