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To Provide Practical Autism ABA StrategiesTo Both Parents and ProfessionalsSo they Can Help Children with Autism Reach Their Fullest Potential!
Because of my unique experience as a mother of a son with autism and as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 15 years of experience, I can help you learn proven ABA Strategies to improve language and decrease problem behavior in your clients or child with autism!
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Spotlight
Some interesting insights from my Blog
Echolalia: Is Your Client or Child Repeating Words? Here’s What You Can Do
As both a parent and a professional in the autism world, I've seen a lot of echolalia in the past 2 decades. Echolalia is a child with autism repeating what you just said. So if you say, “do you want…
Games for Kids with Autism & How to Start Teaching Games
Teaching kids with autism to play games is tricky. In 2008, I met a behavior analyst who changed my whole view on how to teach games. So today, I want to talk about Steve Ward and his book on this…
Positive Reinforcement vs. Bribery
There's a lot of confusion between bribery and reinforcement, and it's really important for both autism professionals and parents to know the difference. So today I'm talking all about this important…
