As you may know, I’m an autism mom and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I am also the author of The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders. As a Behavior Analyst, I know that any behavior (including speech sound development) can be increased using proven ABA strategies. In this week’s...
If you're having problems with potty training, you aren't alone, but it also means you are likely having struggles in other developmental areas. I created this <a href="https://marybarbera.com/potty?utm_source=Website&utm_medium=CTA&utm_campaign=Video%20Blog&utm_content=Potty%20Training" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">free ebook</a> on <a href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-self-care-skills/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">potty training</a> autism, and I am going to take a few minutes to tell you what's inside the book in this video blog.
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[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]As some of you may know, I've been a behavior analyst since 2003 and worked for the Pennsylvania Verbal Behavior Project, which was a statewide grant from 2003 to 2010. When I left the project, I began working in the early intervention field with very young children through a contract with the birth to 3 provider in my county. It was in 2010 when I started to develop my own step by step procedures to help kids who were not talking or just talking a little bit and had what I call "pop-out words". So today I want to share with you one of the procedures that I created early on, starting in around 2010, using a shoebox to start increasing language.
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Over the years I’ve seen parents and professionals call a child nonverbal. They would put a lot of emphasis on augmentative communication devices but no emphasis on vocal language. I never give up on vocal language, even in “nonverbal children.” So, today I’m going to answer your questions about teaching a child with autism to...
Holidays can be a stressful time for children with autism and their families, as well as for the professionals who work with them. Today, I'm going to give you some tips that might help make your holidays a little bit less stressful, and more joyful; this blog is all about autism and holidays tips!
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Pivotal Phrases & Abnormal Speech in Children with Autism Abnormal speech patterns are very common in kids with autism. For example, if you teach a child with limited speech to say phrases like “open door,” they might overgeneralize it and say “open door” even if they want something else opened like a bottle or a…
In today’s video blog, I want to talk about teaching safety skills for autism. Safety awareness is a huge concern for both parents and professionals. There are many children, teens, and adults with autism who have the language and/or cognitive functioning of a young child. This makes it harder to teach safety awareness.
Sleep problems are very common in children with autism. With my own son, Lucas, I struggled with getting him to sleep in his own bed through the night for ten years. Using ABA techniques though, I was finally able to establish a step-by-step procedure that resulted in him sleeping through the night consistently in his...
You may have heard of floor time for children with autism or signs of autism, but I am actually a big proponent of table time and reinforcement in ABA. Today I'm talking about how to help kids to increase reinforcement so we have happy learners at a table. Every month within our membership portal, we…
High Functioning Autism: Can the Verbal Behavior Approach Help? A friend of mine, who is a teacher, recently asked me, “would a kindergarten student who is on the autism spectrum with severe tantrum behaviors, but has strong academic skills, be a good candidate for verbal behavior? We have a child in our building and I'm…
