On an Early Intervention Evaluation Waitlist for Autism? Here’s What You Can Do
A few weeks ago I did a vlog called “What is autism?” 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 […]
Should You Be Teaching Apologizing to Children with Autism?
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 […]
5 Pieces of Autism Advice After 20 Years from Diagnosis Day
July 2nd, 1999 was Lucas’s diagnosis day. This was one day before his third birthday, so it’s easy to remember. Lucas just turned 23 this week, so I thought I would do a video blog this week looking back on the autism advice I would give myself way back 2 decades ago. Hopefully, this might […]
Teaching Sign Language: Why I Still Start with Sign for Language Development
I got an interesting email about teaching sign language just the other day that I’d like to read and answer for you right here:https://youtu.be/1FAv9Tu6MgkA woman wrote, “I do follow all of your videos and posts and enjoy them. I also read your book about VB. I have a question about kids who have limited speech […]
Pacifier Weaning for Children with Autism in 6 Easy Steps
Is your child or client with autism addicted to a pacifier? Today I’m covering 6 easy steps for pacifier weaning. Many children, especially those with behavioral issues frequently use pacifiers well past infancy. Their parents struggle with what to do about it so to keep them quiet and happy, they usually give in and “plug the child […]