Johnny No! Why Overusing a Child’s Name Can Be a Problem for Children with Autism
Dr. Mary Barbera Today I’d like to talk about Overusing a Child’s Name and this is a piece of advice I have given to hundreds of professionals and parents over the past almost 2 decades: Don’t overuse a child͛’s name, especially when placing a demand or saying no.https://youtu.be/UivwdzISXZII learned this very early on with Lucas […]
Is it Time to Start Teaching Reading?
As a BCBA, I often see a heavy focus on teaching reading, math or other academic skills with both younger and older children with autism. In this week’s video, I talk about the important lessons I’ve learned in situations like this:https://youtu.be/F3vTLbnScK8I became a BCBA in 2003 and a few years later I was contracted by […]
A Major Autism A-Ha Idea: Dr. Carbone’s 3 Buttons
I recently asked my Autism ABA Help monthly members for some pivotal ideas or Ah-ha moments that they found especially helpful in my course. One member said Dr. Vincent Carone’s three buttons had a huge influence on her both during and after the course. So let’s talk about these three buttons in this week’s video […]
Balancing Autism Reinforcement and Demands for Your Client or Child With Autism
In this week’s video blog, I want to share with you a useful analogy I use to examine how we work with our clients or children with autism:https://youtu.be/3nYUMMk2N5MI’ve been working with children with autism for almost 2 decades as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Early on in my career when I would see children with […]
Autism Lessons From an Autism Mom, Behavior Analyst and Best-Selling Author
My mission is to improve the lives of children with autism around the world. One of my goals this year is to record and publish a new video blog each and every week so I can share my stories case studies get on a few soapboxes share some mistakes I see and give answers to […]