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 […]
Sign Language for Autism: 3 Reasons to Teach Sign Language
Many autism professionals and parents have heard that children with autism benefit from sign language. But with the wave of technology, a lot of Speech Pathologists, Behavior Analysts and parents want to use other more technically advanced augmentative communication systems such as IPAD apps to help children with autism who do not speak to communicate. […]
Why is ABA Therapy Not Working?
Many parents and professionals in my online courses are waiting for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. Or they are in my course because they don’t think that the ABA therapy that’s currently in place is working to its maximum extent. Today I’m going to give you my thoughts on what to do if you wonder: […]
Echolalia: Is Your Client or Child Repeating Words? Here’s What You Can Do
As both a parent and a professional in the autism world, I’ve seen a lot of echolalia in the past 2 decades. Echolalia is a child with autism repeating what you just said. So if you say, “do you want a cookie,” the child can either say “cookie” or “do you want a cookie?” Either […]