TalkTools is an approach to improve speech clarity and feeding skills as well as to improve things like drooling in children with and without autism.
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The more research there is on autism, the better. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce my listeners to Dr. Melanie Pellechia: a full time autism researcher. After working in the autism field for nearly two decades she knows exactly what she’s talking about, and she’s a wealth of information; some of the stats she shares even catch me by surprise!
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TAGTeach is a methodology that can be used to speed up skill acquisition in children with autism. In today's video blog, I'm discussing how to incorporate this into your child or client's programming to get more effective skill acquisition.
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Lorri Unumb is a professor, lawyer, advocate, and mother of three. When her first born son was diagnosed with severe autism, she was shocked that her insurance didn’t cover ABA therapy. She became an advocate for families who couldn’t afford ABA therapy, and fought for two years to get state funding from South Carolina. Now she travels the country fighting for other states to have that same privilege, and she’s stopped by to share her information with you.
A few weeks ago I did a vlog called “<a href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-spectrum-disorder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is autism?</a>” and I covered the signs of autism in young children. One of the things I didn't mention on that video blog was that the lengths of most waiting lists are huge and so long. So I wanted to cover today some of the strategies you can use while you're on a waitlist for an evaluation.
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As any parent knows, sleep is a necessity. It’s hard enough to get any child to sleep through the night, but a child with autism is much more likely to be diagnosed with a sleeping disorder. For years I gave up trying to sleep and accepted that there was nothing I could do about it—until a fellow behavior analyst gave me some advice that changed everything for my family. Now I want to tell you how you can regain all those lost hours and transform your family’s sleep schedule… and get started on living your best, well-rested life!
Every parent wants their child to succeed, and for many, being able to speak coherently is a huge benchmark of success. That’s why I interviewed speech and language therapist, Mags Kirk. Mags has been a speech therapist since 2003, and thanks to her Talk Tools certification, she’s more than qualified to share her knowledge with you and point you and your child in the right direction.
I had a question come in last week from Amy who is a participant in our online course and community and she said she had an idea for a future video blog. She said, "Could you address the issue of having or not having kids with autism apologize for their behavior following a behavior? When is a prompted apology appropriate and when does it just reinforce the negative behavior?" So today I'm going to give Amy some advice and I'll hopefully help all my other readers understand when you should be teaching apologizing or prompt a child with an “I'm sorry” or a different kind of apology.
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Dr. Murray is the first medical doctor that I have the privilege to interview, and he is full of information that can be a real game changer for you and your child. Not only does he discuss medicine that can be applied to your child, but he also goes into depth about a generic test that can be used to eliminate a lot of trial and error with other medications.
