Using Talk Tools to Support Picky Eating and Speech with Risca Solomon
What if you think it’s behavioral, but really the lack of oral motor skills is preventing your child from speaking and eating? Risca Solomon is a BCBA and the director of her farm based center, Skybound Therapies. We are talking all about Talk Tools and the transformative and systematic way you can make progress with your child with autism.
Homeschooling Autism: How Marie Found Success Teaching Her Son Using the Turn Autism Around Approach
Marie L. is a mother to two children with autism. She shares her story and success through applying my books, courses, and our online community. We discuss the legal rights involved with transitioning your child to traditional school as well as the value in teaching self-care and life skills alongside speech. Marie has seen wonderful gains with her children and we are so thankful for her to share her stories and videos.
Using the VB Mapp App to Assess and Teach Language with Liz Maher
You have to check out the VB Mapp app and its updated version that’s been released. Co-creator of the app and colleague of mine, Liz Maher joins me on the podcast to discuss the origin of the VB-Mapp app and how much it can help parents, caregivers, and providers. We also share some advice that might help you avoid the top assessing mistakes on any assessment.
EESA Assessment: Dr. Barbara Esch on Building Vocal Language and Avoiding Carrier Phrases
Creator of the EESA, the echoics assessment in the VB-Mapp, Dr. Barbara Esch joins me to share her knowledge when it comes to speech therapy for autistic learners. Dr. Esch has the unique certification of SLP, BCBA-D. We discuss common discrepancies in teaching speech to new speakers, like articulation, carrier phrases, and the use of AAC with nonverbal learners.
Dr. Mark Sundberg : Verbal Operants and Using the VB-MAPP Assessment to Build Language
Early 2020 I recorded this classic episode that became one of our most popular episodes across the show. Enjoy this look back at an important interview with a leader in the field, creator of the VB-Mapp, and one of my favorite mentors, Dr. Mark Sundberg. Get refreshed on important topics from the VB-Mapp, Intraverbals, and skills such as mands, tacts, and echoic control.