What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? | Symptoms of Autism & Next Steps
In this week's video blog, I'd like to go back to the basics and cover what autism is and how to tell if a young child has autism. I've been doing weekly video blogs for over two and a half years now and I just realized that I didn't have a video called “What is autism?” or some of the most basic…
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Pacifier & Bottle Weaning for Children with Autism in 6 Easy Steps
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 and also kids who have major problems with bottle weaning. When I see parents with toddlers who have pacifiers in their mouths or drinking…
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5 Pieces of Autism Advice After 20 Years from Diagnosis Day
July 2nd, 1999 was Lucas's diagnosis day. This was one day before his third birthday, so it's easy to remember. Lucas just turned 23 this week, so I thought I would do a video blog this week looking back on the autism advice I would give myself way back 2 decades ago. Hopefully, this might help…
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Sign Language for Autism: 3 Reasons to Teach Sign Language
Many autism professionals and parents have heard that children with autism benefit from sign language. But with the wave of technology, a lot of Speech Pathologists, Behavior Analysts and parents want to use other more technically advanced augmentative communication systems such as IPAD apps to…
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Pacifier Weaning for Children with Autism in 6 Easy Steps
Is your child or client with autism addicted to a pacifier? Today I'm covering 6 easy steps for pacifier weaning. Many children, especially those with behavioral issues frequently use pacifiers well past infancy. Their parents struggle with what to do about it so to keep them quiet and happy, they…
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Autism and Sleep: How to Improve Sleep for Children with Autism
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 procedures that resulted in him sleeping through the…
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Teaching Sign Language: Why I Still Start with Sign for Language Development
I got an interesting email about teaching sign language just the other day that I'd like to read and answer for you right here:
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ABA Therapy for Autism: What To Do When It Doesn’t Work
Many parents and professionals in my online courses are waiting for ABA or they are there because they don't think that the ABA therapy for autism that's currently in place is working to its maximum extent. So today I’m going to give you my thoughts on what to do if you feel that ABA therapy for…
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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 a cookie,” the child can either say “cookie” or “do you want a cookie?” Either way, we're talking…
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Ease Transitions: Why Do Students with Autism Have Such a Difficult Time?
Let's talk about transitions and autism. Imagine you are at the beach on a beautiful sunny day having a cold drink and reading a great book. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most reinforcing activity, you would probably rate being at the beach on this day to be a 10. Without warning, I…
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