Does your client or child have a difficult time accepting no and waiting? We’re getting a lot of questions regarding these two issues. So today I have answered a question from our online community about how to teach a child to accept no when they can’t have something and to wait for something when they...
I frequently get asked about autism and biting. Is biting a sign of autism? Is it a part of autism? What can I do to help my child or clients stop biting? Each month within my private online communities, I provide a monthly Q and A call. And this month I tackled the important questions…
All children learn language, social skills, and play skills through imitation. Kids with autism and toddlers with signs of autism or other delays tend to be very delayed with imitation. So today we are talking all about how to teach imitation using objects. I recently did a Q&A with my online course members and was...
Transcript If you have a child with autism, some days are harder than others. And sometimes we let the hard days and the stress take over and we may have a difficult time thinking of the positives. Hi, I’m Dr. Mary Barbera, autism mom, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and bestselling author. Each week I provide...
One of the most common questions I get is about stimming and whether it's a part of autism spectrum disorders. Some people question what is stimming? So today I am answering a few questions about stimming. There's a lot of misconceptions about stimming. I just want to make it clear. All people stim. All of…
You might be wondering why children with autism have such a hard time transitioning from one activity to another. So I’m here to tell you that we all have trouble with transitions. I’ll be providing you with some autism transition strategies to help your child or clients with autism. Each week I provide you with...
Reinforcing their Name You’re going to want to do several trials of this, not just once a day. You might want to even do several trials in a row. As you continue the trials, back a little farther behind each time and maybe try to not be so exaggerated when you say their name. This...
When Lucas was a baby, he was addicted to his pacifier. Since becoming a behavior analyst in 2003 I’ve seen tons of kids who are equally addicted to pacifiers. I’ve also seen kids with trouble bottle weaning. When I see parents with toddlers who have pacifiers in their mouths or drinking out of a baby...
Teaching children with autism to label and touch their body parts is one of the most important skills to teach. No matter if a child is very young and has no language or if a child is older and has some language. As both a parent of a son with autism, a registered nurse, and…
There seems to be a lot of confusion about autism and intellectual disabilities, which is an IQ score of under 70. What does it mean if a child is diagnosed with both autism and an intellectual disability? Do we need to be seeking a diagnosis with both? Today, I'm talking all about autism and IQ…
