How to Start Teaching Autism Games

<div>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 autism games. So today, I want to talk about Steve Ward and his book on this important topic. Games can help increase eye contact, facial expressions, and more social interactions.</div> <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_xrQEsh46kg" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-games/#more-8506">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to Start Teaching Autism Games</span></a></div>

Autism Behavioral Strategies: FBA vs. FA

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Most funding sources require a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) before treatment for autism can be started. Sometimes an FBA is required at regular intervals, especially if new problem behaviors occur. Theres also a lot of confusion between an FBA and a Functional Analysis (FA). Last week I got an email from a psychologist that said that he wished more BCBAs would stop focusing so much on an FA and start using my common sense approach. So today I wanted to talk to you about the difference between an FBA, FA and my common sense approach.</span> <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kXa4GzFsKQg" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-behavioral-strategies-fba-fa-aba/#more-8300">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Autism Behavioral Strategies: FBA vs. FA</span></a></div>

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Autism Social Skills

Social skill deficits are one of the most common deficits in kids with autism. In fact, since its one of the signs of autism, social skills are almost always a topic talked about in a child with ASD. I found that parents and professionals make 3 common mistakes when it comes to autism social skills instruction. So today I want to cover the 3 mistakes to avoid when teaching social skill activities for autism. <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRd6LVFUvwc" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-social-skills-mistakes/#more-8263">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">3 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Autism Social Skills</span></a></div>

Using Transfer Procedures to Teach Children with Autism

Are you using transfer procedures to teach children with autism? If you're not, you definitely want to tune in for this week's video blog where I am going to be talking about a paper that was published by myself and Dr. Rick Kubina, my BCBA mentor, in 2005 called Using Transfer Procedures to Teach Tacts to a Child with Autism. <center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_-EfMgvWHA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/transfer-procedures-teach-autism-children/#more-8238">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Using Transfer Procedures to Teach Children with Autism</span></a></div>

Autism Treatment: Why My Verbal Behavior Approach is Different &#038; Better

I recently did a podcast on the 10 ways that I believe my verbal behavior approach for autism treatment is different and better for kids with autism. So today, I want to give you the top three ways that I believe my approach is unique and might be able to help you and help your children or clients do better. <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d8yMVUJBMqM" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-treatment-why-my-verbal-behavior-approach-is-different-better/#more-8185">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Autism Treatment: Why My Verbal Behavior Approach is Different &#038; Better</span></a></div>

How to Reduce Problem Behaviors | Autism Intervention for Problem Behaviors

Both autism professionals and parents report that their number one challenge by far, hands down, is the reduction of problem behaviors. So in today's video blog, I am pulling out a short excerpt from podcast number six which is all about reducing problem behaviors. <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkiwnX3340WpMGzdQ2FY6ONJ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/reduce-problem-behaviors-autism-intervention/#more-8113">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to Reduce Problem Behaviors | Autism Intervention for Problem Behaviors</span></a></div></center>

What is Prompt Dependency in Children with Autism?

I remember when my son Lucas was little, some psychologists wrote in the report that he was very prompt dependent. Even back then before I was a behavior analyst, that comment, he's prompt dependent, made me angry. Today's I'm talking all about prompt dependency and whether we should blame the child or the adult on that issue. <style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }</style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkiHA-cGK7R9pBu8YfCLkyRL' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/prompt-dependency/#more-8037">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What is Prompt Dependency in Children with Autism?</span></a></div>

What is Scrolling in Children with Autism? | Language Error Correction

If you're a parent or professional in the autism world, chances are good that you've seen scrolling and you may have seen it every day. But you may not have known what it is or what to do about it. So, today I'm covering scrolling and how to help a child who is exhibiting this behavior. <style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }</style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkhc9RL0Npa8od4MU__q4EDe' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-scrolling/#more-7986">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What is Scrolling in Children with Autism? | Language Error Correction</span></a></div>

What is the Verbal Behavior Approach in Comparison to ABA?

I didn't create the Verbal Behavior Approach, I followed other professionals in the field, namely, Mark Sundberg, Dr. Jack Michael, Dr. Vincent Carbone and many others who've influenced my ideas about ABA and the Verbal Behavior Approach. So today I'm talking about the differences between a traditional ABA approach like the Lovaas Approach versus the Verbal Behavior Approach to ABA. <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkh93ijM7pdB6diSgtif58yq" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/verbal-behavior-approach-vs-aba/#more-7960">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What is the Verbal Behavior Approach in Comparison to ABA?</span></a></div>

Using Sensory Rooms: How Beneficial Are Autism Sensory Rooms?

Kids with autism tend to have sensory issues, so many schools, residential placements, and even other places like hospitals are building autism sensory rooms. In this blog, I'm talking about sensory rooms for kids with autism. <center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkgtd6SxXjFMQ0C3XcaiVsKz" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-sensory-rooms/#more-7883">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Using Sensory Rooms: How Beneficial Are Autism Sensory Rooms?</span></a></div></center>