Cristina Martínez

Cristina Martínez

Blog by Cristina Martínez

Client assent in ABA therapy
The BACB Code of Ethics clearly specifies the need to obtain consent from parents and/or caregivers for the implementation of ABA therapy. The 2022 update of this document moves towards establishing client assent as a fundamental element in the practice of ABA therapy.
April, a blue month
In 1972, when the Autism Society promoted the establishment of National Autism Week (which would later become Autism Awareness Month and, as of 2021, Autism Acceptance Month), the aim was to generate awareness, commitment, and mobilization in support of individuals with ASD and their families.
Storytelling for children with ASD
Bedtime stories, spoken narratives, passed-down myths and legends, and reading are absolute favorites for little ones. The "story time" is magical for any child. With the words they hear, their imagination builds a particular world ...
Coordination of care
These are peculiar times we are living in... Advances in science, technology, and knowledge in general make such amazing leaps that it is difficult, in some cases, to realize that they are real, palpable, and produced by human beings as mortal and imperfect as we are...
Language, communication ... are they the same?
I recently heard a phrase that, like a well-written verse, I kept in my repertoire of interesting concepts and that, inevitably, fits into the system of thought that guides my professional practice, but also the daily exercise of being human.