<span style="font-weight: 400;">Many parents of young children with autism dream of the day when they can have full conversations with their children. But getting children who are not talking much or at all to become conversational is a big mystery for most parents and professionals. So, today I’m going to break it down and talk about how to teach communication skills for kids with autism.</span>
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In last week's video blog I discussed how back to school is usually a stressful time for both parents and kids with autism. But what I didn't talk about is that it can be super stressful to teachers too. Today I'm going to give teachers and other school staff some advice on reducing stress in autism classrooms, especially during the first month of school.
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Many children with autism have a hard time transitioning, and the start of a school year brings about a lot of anxiety for both kids and for parents. Today, I'm going to cover some autism back to school strategies that might help make September a better month!
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Do you have a child or client with less than five words that you can rely on? Maybe the child has some pop-out words, but you don't know how to get the child speaking more? Today, I'm going to talk about echolalia and autism, and the main way we can start to get words heard more frequently and to develop the ability for the child to echo our words and to expand their language even further.
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Before I had a son with autism and then became a Behavior Analyst, I never imagined how hard it would be to teach a child to blow his nose. Today I'm going to break down the steps and give you some easy strategies to help you teach your client or child with autism to blow their nose.
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When people find out I'm a Behavior Analyst and work with children with autism, the most common question I get is "how do I stop my child from hitting?" Today, I have some strategies on how to deal with autism and hitting.
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Many children with autism have a difficult time teaching pronouns to kids with autism. For instance, if you tell a child, "Hang up your backpack" that child may say "Hang up your backpack" while he's hanging up his own backpack. It gets to be a bad game of who's on first. So today I'm going to talk about my procedures for teaching pronouns.
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Are you worried you can’t be the best parent you can be to your child with autism? Today I’m giving some advice on parenting kids with and without special needs that I learned from being in the autism world for two decades.
<div>Autism and tying shoes is in some ways really complicated. But after teaching Lucas to tie his shoes, and then many other clients who were struggling to tie their shoes, I have a system that works. Today, I'm going to review the best way to learn to tie shoes for children with autism.</div>
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I am probably the most pro-verbal behavior programming person you will ever come across, but I have seen a lot of behavior analysts and teachers focusing on the wrong targets in the wrong order. Today, I'm going to get on my soapbox and talk about what I call "tit for tat programming".
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