Turn Autism Around, Online Autism Assessment: Try It Now!

Introducing my much anticipated software for my new online autism assessment. Learn how you can take this free assessment, whether your child has a diagnosis of autism or not. With this new autism quiz you can plan interventions for toddlers, young children, or any age with scores based on daily activities, language and learning, and problem behaviors.

My Journey with The Verbal Behavior Approach

My book The Verbal Behavior Approach is now published in 15 languages. Out for over a decade, this book is reaching all over the world to spread successful strategies for teaching kids with autism. In todays episode, listen to me share live via Zoom with Lithuanian readers all about my background and start with the Verbal Behavior Approach.

Spark Autism Research with Dr. Pamela Feliciano

Research in the autism community is crucial to identifying the cause and treatment, especially with so many genetic questions. Pamela Feliciano is the senior scientist at SFARI and the scientific director at SPARK. These organizations are some of the largest in autism research. Pamela and I discuss the importance and impact of the studies and how they can support autism families.

Jill Escher: Why Has the Rate of Autism Increased?

What does it mean to have severe autism? And what does that mean for future support if the autism rates are truly increasing? Research advocate, Jill Escher, joins me in this episode to answer these questions and more. This is an educational and eye-opening conversation. We discuss her journey as a mother to children with nonverbal autism, her impact on research surrounding the causes of autism, severe autism, and the staggering increase of autism rates.

Making ABA More Compassionate with Celia Heyman

Celia Heyman is a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, pursuing her doctorate, and fellow autism mom who advocated for her son to get the best compassionate ABA services to help him reach his fullest potential. Celias son was diagnosed with autism in 2004 after she noticed he wasnt talking as much as his older sibling. He was…

Elizabeth’s Autism Story & How ABA Strategies Helped Her Son

Elizabeths autism story started with an eating concern. Her young son was stuck on baby food jars, and when he saw solid food, hed have a visual choking reaction to it. He literally gagged at the sight of food. Because Elizabeth only knew children with autism who were non-verbal or were on the severe side…

Home Based ABA for Autism | Interview with Amy M.

I met Amy M. over 20 years ago in pre-Facebook days on an old listserv that doesnt exist anymore. We connected almost immediately when we realized that we both had sons named Lucas who had been diagnosed within months of each other, and they had similar diagnoses of PDD-NOS. Amy was still trying to figure…

Interview with Dr. Temple Grandin on How to Turn Autism Around

Dr. Temple Grandin joins me to talk about her greatest concerns for the autistic community and the benefits of early intervention for children. She looks back on her life to recount the people who were instrumental in helping her turn autism into an asset thats served her well in her career in the livestock industry.