Howard Chudler & Associates

04/17/2023

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! HCA is proud to announce their name change to Alora Behavioral Health. Please follow us over at Alora Behavioral Health to learn more about this change and to stay up to date on our organization. Be sure to also check out our new website at alorabh.com

10/13/2022

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10/13/2022

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12/18/2017

Dr. Chudler and two of HCA's program managers, Alan Gomez and Yannick Espinoza, spent a week in Morelos, Mexico, an area that was largely affected by the devastating September earthquakes. Dr. Chudler, Yannick and Alan volunteered through IsraAID to work with families and the region's superintendent, administrators and teachers to provide both trauma response support and ABA training through various workshops. HCA was honored to share knowledge and be part of a unique cross-cultural exchange of education and human experience and would like to thank the IsraAID team and people from Morelos for the opportunity.

07/07/2015

It will be interesting to hear what another voice says about autism when Steve Silberman releases his book in August. Here is a small glimpse of his book and perspective: http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2015/07/07/why-were-cases-of-autism-so-hard-to-find-before-the-1990s/

The power of storytelling might have hidden the fact that autistics are one of the largest minority groups in the world.

02/21/2015

A study shows the correlation between sleep habits and the behavior of children with ADHD. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/20/kids-adhd-sleep_n_6724254.html

BY SHEREEN LEHMAN Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:33pm EST (Reuters Health) - Kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep problems showed slight improvement in their symptoms after undergoing a behavioral sleep intervention, Austr...

02/18/2015

So what is behavior modification anyway? http://www.livestrong.com/article/105661-behavior-modification/

Behavior modification is a therapeutic technique based on the work of B.F. Skinner, a famous psychologist who is known as the “Father of Behaviorism.” Skinner developed a theory of operant conditioning, which states that all behavior is governed by reinforcing and punishing stimuli. Behavior modific…

02/17/2015

Positive reinforcement is a classic technique that can result in an increase of certain behaviors in people. Here's how one school applied it to improve students' academic performance. http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/positive-reinforcement-works-at-school/article_632c4e4c-b4a4-11e4-a231-1f47d8c24952.html

WELDON — Officials at Weldon High School have modeled their Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Program into a tool that rewards good choices and uses positive peer pressure to encourage students, according to Assistant Principal Michael Yancey.

02/13/2015

Here is an interesting possible find from Tel Aviv University about a gene that may cause autism in boys. http://www.autismdailynewscast.com/tel-aviv-university-may-found-gene-cause-autism-boys/23038/adn/

Tel Aviv , Yafo, Israel – A recent study suggests that a gene called ADNP may be the cause of autism in boys and Alzheimer’s in older women. The study was conducted at Tel Aviv University and was lead by Professor Illana Gozes who holds the Lily and Avraham Gildor Chair for the Investigation of …

02/13/2015

Here's an inspiring story about a family that was able to build a business model that recognizes the strengths of people with autism and educates their community. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/family-car-wash-changed-lives-people-autism/story?id=28842659

A Florida car wash wants to change the way you think about people with autism.