Teaching a child to blow their nose can be really frustrating especially when they have Autism. Children with Autism often have sensory needs that make it more aversive for them to allow an adult to touch their nose to teach them to blow it. Great news! With these strategies, you don’t have to! These simple techniques can make it a…
In this video I share and ABA skill lesson that I have been using the past few years to teach children with Autism to identify sensations on their body parts. It’s a lesson I have never seen another ABA therapist teach and it has been the most effective method I have found. If you are an ABA therapist or your…
Understanding emotions is one the most challenging skills for children for Autism to learn. Understanding levels of emotions is even harder. Children with Autism tend to go from zero to one hundred in an instant. Learning that you can be a little bit sad, happy or hangry is a very difficult and abstract concept….After watching this video you will never…
Parents ask me all the time which is better, ABA therapy or verbal behavior therapy. Jessica explains in this video and the answer may surprise you! Enjoying these videos? Check out my blog where I go into even more depth on topics just like this one. https://hopeeducationservices.com Struggling with potty training your child with Autism. Download a free resource guide…
Verbal behavior seems like the newest buzz word in the world of Autism. Parents ask me almost every day what it is and how it is different from applied behavior analysis (ABA). Truthfully, it is usually used interchangeably. Technically speaking though, it is the part of ABA that teaches children how to use language to communicate. Verbal behavior was developed…
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the most well researched and scientifically validated methods for teaching children with Autism new skills. It is based upon the behavior principle that what happens before a behavior and what happens after a behavior will determine if it happens again. If a person engages in a behavior and they do not get what they want,…
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room… What’s the deal.. is ABA just bribing kids to comply? Disclaimer: <br> <h3>Auto Generated Captions</h3> Is ABA , Applied Behavior Analysis, "The #1 Autism Treatment" Bribery? v9WfV9-_BO4 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v9WfV9-_BO4/hqdefault.jpg Autism,ASD,ABA,ABA therapy,Applied behavior analysis,Applied behaviour analysis,autism sepctrum disorder,education,sepcial education,jessica leichtweisz,hope education services,autistic,autism spectrum,asd,Speech and language,Reinforcement,Special ed,Reinforcer,Autism kids,children with autism,learning,language development,spectrum disorder,autism vlog,special needs,this is…
One of the scariest things about having a child with Autism can be to send him to school when he can’t tell you what’s happening. There are some things you can do as a parent to make it easier for you and your family. In my FREE e-book School With Autism (available at www.schoolwithAutism.com) I talk about conveying your child’s…
Did you know that the more informed you are as a parent, the more likely your child is to benefit from ABA? That’s because you will be able to have more productive conversations with your therapists as well as carryout out the procedures they are using at home. This video is part of a special series called ABA Terms Defined.…
Armando was diagnosed with Autism during. Just like you, his parents feared his diagnosis would prevent him from achieving the life of his dreams. Today, Armando is a special education teacher and has a master’s degree in applied behavior analysis. You are probably wondering how he went from special education student to special education teacher. Here is his story. <br>…