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 […]
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: […]
Delayed Speech Development: Talking in Sentences Children with Autism
For a lot of parents and professionals, talking in complete sentences is a major goal for their children and clients. But despite our good intentions there are a lot of mishaps along the way. So I’m going to share the seven biggest mistakes you’re likely to make when teaching a child with autism to speak in complete sentences.
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 […]
Positive Reinforcement vs. Bribery
There’s a lot of confusion between bribery and reinforcement, and it’s really important for both autism professionals and parents to know the difference. So today I’m talking all about this important topic, and how you can ensure you’re using positive reinforcement.https://youtu.be/ZQIGHrl9WTI Each week I provide you with some of my ideas about turning autism around, […]