Kendra Thomson

Associate Professor
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Dr. Kendra Thomson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Disability Studies and a Doctoral-level Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at York University with Dr. Jonathan Weiss, the CIHR Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research. Dr. Thomson earned her Ph.D. in Applied Behaviour Analysis from the University of Manitoba in 2011, her MA in Lifespan Development (Psychology) from Brock University in 2007, and her honours undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 2005.

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By Kendra Thomson, The Conversation

10 September 2019

4 min read

Training caregivers can help keep autistic children safe

Behavioral skills training helps ensure that people with autism not only understand a new safety skill but are able to perform it accurately.

Spectrum

Training caregivers can help keep autistic children safe

By Kendra Thomson, The Conversation

10 September 2019 | 4 min read

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