Autism Grandparents: How to Be Supportive

Today's video blog is all about autism grandparents and some of the challenges and the unique role of being a grandparent of a child with autism. It's not just the parents that raise a child. Often, the grandparents do too. So that's why I want to talk about how autism grandparents can help their grandchildren with autism. <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//ODXyGeGO2eU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><div class="more-link-container"><a class="more-link" href="https://marybarbera.com/autism-grandparents/#more-10004">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Autism Grandparents: How to Be Supportive</span></a></div></div>

Receptive Identification &amp; Receptive Language Skills for Kids with Autism

Receptive Identification &amp; Receptive Language Skills for Kids with Autism A lot of children with autism or signs of autism get stuck when it comes to learning receptive language abilities, such as touching body parts or touching a banana out of several pictures. I got a lot of really great advice on receptive identification over&hellip;

Autism Video Modeling

Video modeling is a powerful, evidence-based tool that can help children learn to talk. I had a client who I'm going to talk to you about whose name is Kurt and he went from having 10 words in two hours to having a hundred words in two hours using this powerful tool: video modeling. Using&hellip;

Autism Data Collection Method: Calendars

I know as both a parent of a child with autism &#8211; as well as a medical professional and a behavior analyst &#8211; how confusing problem behaviors are in children with autism. There are a lot of things going on when your child is newly diagnosed or having unusual problem behaviors. Especially if it involves...

Speech Articulation Problems in Kids with Autism

Speech articulation problems in children with or without autism can be affected by their feeding, drinking, and other oral motor habits. By adjusting some of these habits, you can get better speech development and articulation in many of your children and clients. Today I'm sharing a small excerpt from a podcast episode with speech and&hellip;

Prompt Fading in Children with Autism

Many kids with autism or signs of autism are prompt dependent. But it's not the child's fault as prompt dependency is caused by well-meaning adults who are trying to help the child gain skills, but not necessarily fading prompts quick enough. This can be really detrimental to a child's independence so today I am going&hellip;

Getting an ABA Program Started

There are lots of ways to try to educate yourself as a parent or professional on the principles of an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program. For professionals, bringing in a knowledgeable speaker on the topic of ABA is probably the most common way to begin. This can often jump-start enthusiasm for ABA but will take...

Behavior Reinforcement for Children with Autism

Behavior Reinforcement for Children with Autism When your children or clients do something that makes you think, wow, I'd love to see that more! Did you know you could actually make that happen? Today Im going to talk all about behavior reinforcement. I once worked with a boy, I'll call him Roger, who would hit&hellip;

Autism and Anxiety

Children with autism often experience other medical issues, including anxiety.  Today, I'm discussing the different types of anxiety that you may be seeing in your child or clients and I'm also going to give you next steps that you should take if your child has autism and anxiety.  Chrissy was one of my clients at&hellip;

Autism Jobs and Vocational Tasks

When my son, Lucas, celebrated his 18th birthday, he officially became an adult. He participated in some autism jobs for a few years prior to his 18th birthday through his IEP at school. The next summer as part of an Extended School Program (ESY), Lucas started volunteering at a local hotel for an hour each&hellip;