The Clinical Director for Daniels Academy talked about the complexities of working with the autism spectrum with talk radio show host Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee. The interview was on the radio show, "Parent Choices for Struggling Teens."
Lon Woodbury, the host of the radio show, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is an Independent Educational Consultant, and the founder of Struggling Teens and Woodbury Reports. Elizabeth McGhee, the co-host, is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico.
Doug. W. Maughan Professional Background
Douglas W. Maughan, MA, LCMHC is the Clinical Director of Daniels Academy, a small family-living style therapeutic boarding school for young men ages 13-18 who struggle both academically and emotionally, as well as with Executive Functioning. After receiving a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Utah, he became a case manager for Utah's Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD).
Four Constructive Ways of Working with the Autism Spectrum
Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, young boys with autism are often considered willful by teachers or misdiagnosed as suffering from Oppositional Defiant Disorder by school psychologists. What these school authorities don't realize is that these students have trouble with prefrontal cortex functions and can't change their point of view enough to follow the standard rules of education.
Awkward in peer relationships, autistic students do not react well when they are teased or bullied. This becomes a huge issue for them and sometimes to fit in they tease or bully others as well.
Although many of these boys are actually very bright, they suffer from low self-esteem. At Daniel's Academy, the staff teaches students simple social skills through individual therapy, group milieu settings, and interactions in the local community. Daniel's Academy only works with adolescents diagnosed as having Level One autism in the DSM V. These are individual who fall within the high-functioning range of the Autistic spectrum.
The Four Pillars is an educational process for children with autism used at Daniels Academy. Besides improving motor skills, students learn skills for daily living, skills for mood regulation, skills for social thinking, and skills for executive functioning. All these skill sets teach students about adapting socially. If students can demonstrate that they are able to maintain these essential skills for a minimum of six month, the program is considered successful.
Lon Woodbury, the host of the radio show, has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is an Independent Educational Consultant, and the founder of Struggling Teens and Woodbury Reports. Elizabeth McGhee, the co-host, is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico.
Doug. W. Maughan Professional Background
Douglas W. Maughan, MA, LCMHC is the Clinical Director of Daniels Academy, a small family-living style therapeutic boarding school for young men ages 13-18 who struggle both academically and emotionally, as well as with Executive Functioning. After receiving a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Utah, he became a case manager for Utah's Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD).
Four Constructive Ways of Working with the Autism Spectrum
Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, young boys with autism are often considered willful by teachers or misdiagnosed as suffering from Oppositional Defiant Disorder by school psychologists. What these school authorities don't realize is that these students have trouble with prefrontal cortex functions and can't change their point of view enough to follow the standard rules of education.
Awkward in peer relationships, autistic students do not react well when they are teased or bullied. This becomes a huge issue for them and sometimes to fit in they tease or bully others as well.
Although many of these boys are actually very bright, they suffer from low self-esteem. At Daniel's Academy, the staff teaches students simple social skills through individual therapy, group milieu settings, and interactions in the local community. Daniel's Academy only works with adolescents diagnosed as having Level One autism in the DSM V. These are individual who fall within the high-functioning range of the Autistic spectrum.
The Four Pillars is an educational process for children with autism used at Daniels Academy. Besides improving motor skills, students learn skills for daily living, skills for mood regulation, skills for social thinking, and skills for executive functioning. All these skill sets teach students about adapting socially. If students can demonstrate that they are able to maintain these essential skills for a minimum of six month, the program is considered successful.
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Find out more about Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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