Teaching Actions to Children with Autism
Many professionals and parents struggle with what to teach once a child has dozens or hundreds of single words. So today I’m going to talk about what I recommend next, which is teaching actions and teaching verbs to children with autism.https://youtu.be/loRPV2f4NHo Many professionals and parents jump to carrier phrases as soon as a child can […]
Autism Teaching Strategies for Teaching Higher Language Skills & Keeping Learned Tacts
A common thing that happens when you try to teach children with autism more advanced language skills is that you lose the tacts. Today, I’m going to cover what that means and how to avoid it.https://youtu.be/mkvYpivgxtU What is a tact? Just so we’re on the same page here, a tact is a label of something […]
The Problems with Sippy Cups and Autism | Effects of Sippy Cups and Development
Did you know that spill proof sippy cups can be detrimental to your child or client’s development? I’m talking about the problems with sippy cups and autism today, and why not to use sippy cups. https://youtu.be/h2Ws_FfJVYkHi, I’m Doctor Mary Barbera, autism mom, board certified behavior analyst and best-selling author. I remember when my son Lucas […]
Teaching Colors to Children with Autism & What Autism Colors to Teach First
In the autism world, there seems to be a big push to teaching colors to kids with autism. So, today I’m going to talk about when and how to teach colors to a child with autism, and what autism colors to teach first.https://youtu.be/TIWjdyrox8k?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkgpCdoAS1f7rG423gkh2wEJAbout 15 years ago, a local mom who’s a friend of mine brought […]
Why Teaching Carrier Phrases is a Bad Idea
For those of you who know me well, you know that I’m not a fan of teaching carrier phrases to kids with autism. So today, I’m going to tell you why.https://youtu.be/tWR7rR5zDscI’ve never done a full blog on carrier phrases, but my blog on teaching Timmy to talk in four word utterances where I talk a […]