Early detection and treatment of autism is key in aiding your child/student’s growth and recovery. Dr. Mary Barbera interviews Dr. Megan Miller, who depicts her journey into the world of autism, and offers valuable insight when traditional methods may fail.
In today's episode, I'm talking about kids who recognize letters and can possibly read even before they can speak. This syndrome is called hyperlexia, and I'll be discussing whether it's a sign of autism and also what to do about it.
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I did a survey of parents and professionals and asked what their challenges were in the autism world. 300 people filled out the survey and within a week, the number one challenge was problem behaviors. In this podcast episode, I'm tackling the four steps to reducing any problem behavior
Many people think that aggressive behavior is a part of autism and it's something that we just have to deal with. This is not true. Today, I am going to tackle the topic of aggression head on.
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I commonly hear things like, "my child's problem behaviors are caused by sensory issues, so I don't want to treat them like behavior issues." I feel like there's a lot of confusion as to whether a behavior is caused by something sensory, or if it should be treated like any other behavior. So, today I'm going to talk all about autism sensory issues, and how they can be treated.
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Many kids with autism who have some language but are not conversational say lines from movies and pat phrases repetitively. We call this scripting or delayed echolalia. So today I'm going to cover why kids with autism script so much and give some strategies to reduce it if it becomes a problem.
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Autism professionals and parents often have a lot of questions surrounding disciplining children with and without autism. There's added confusion about what discipline is, and how you should do it. So today we're talking all about the important subject of discipline and <a href="https://marybarbera.com/positive-parenting-solutions-without-coercion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">positive parenting</a>. If you're wondering how to discipline a child with autism, this blog is for you.
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Recently, on a Facebook Live, I asked parents and professionals if they could wave a magic wand, what autism struggle would they want to go away? A handful of people said they wanted to make meltdowns go away, so today, I'm going to talk about three autism meltdown strategies to help both parents and professionals.
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Many kids with autism have a hard time going to the dentist, and since dental visits only happen one to two times a year it’s hard to work on this skill. So today I’m going to show you a video on autism dental care and talk about strategies you can work on to make going to the dentist easier.</span>
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Many children with and without autism are picky eaters, and some even have serious feeding disorders, which need to be treated by medical professionals. In these circumstances, a thorough evaluation at a feeding clinic may be needed, but there are a lot of kids that can be helped at home or at school, so today I'm going to give you 7 picky eating strategies to help picky eaters start to eat better.
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