Psychology & Psychiatry : Developmental

'This book is an important one. Parents will be delighted with its easy and practical approach. It fills a void that currently exists for families trying to figure out how to do a VB approach. Furthermore, it explains a great deal about how ABA approaches behavior and teaching. The sections on rapport building, the importance of motivation, errorless teaching, and reinforcement are well-written, accurate, and perfectly suited to the needs of parents and professionals new to this approach. Her words of advice to families are spoken from the heart and are very wise.'. - Mary Jane Weiss, Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention. 'Barbera is not only accurate, but easy to understand…her personal experience in this area makes her explanations and instructions entertaining and easy to apply.'. - Dr. Jack Michael, Editor of The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 'An easy to follow guide that works. The Verbal Behavior approach is motivation driven, creating the desire to learn.'. - Kathleen Ricca, M.Ed., parent of a three-year-old boy with autism. The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities. In this book Mary Lynch Barbera draws on her own experiences as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and also as a parent of a child with autism to explain VB and how to use it. This step-by-step guide provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also explains how to teach non-vocal children to use sign language. An entire chapter focuses on ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is also useful information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child. This book will enable parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of ABA and VB to get started immed more...

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'Ten years ago, I picked up a copy of Tony Attwood's Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. Little did I know it would change me, my family and our lives together. This straightforward, no nonsense book did for me what nothing and no one else in my entire life had ever been able to do. Simply put, it explained the whys behind who I was, and in so doing, it gave me the building blocks that would enable me to become who I am today - a happy and confident, gainfully employed, married mother of three. Now I realize that might not sound like much of a resume, but for someone like me - someone who was not identified as having Asperger syndrome until they were in their thirties - well, it's stupendous. Until I read Dr. Attwood's book, everything about me was in jeopardy of evaporating into the thin air I had spent my life stumbling through. My marriage, my self-esteem, my identity, my ability to form relationships and keep a job - all those things did I barely have a grasp of, even if all the while others thought I had it made in the shade. Dr. Attwood, or Saint Tony as I call him, gave me the strength to come out to the world and admit I was only pretending to be normal. That strength saved my life, of that I am certain. And now Saint Tony has penned a new book and it is extraordinary. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is a comprehensive manual filled with useful information, updated research and most importantly, helpful advice and encouragement for those of us who have AS and those who strive to support us.'. - Liane Holliday Willey, EdD. author of Pretending to be Normal: Living With Asperger's Syndrome. 'An encyclopedia on Asperger's syndrome written in easy-to-read non-technical language. It will be especially useful for helping individuals with Asperger's, parents and professionals understand the social difficulties. There is a good mix of research information, first person reports and clinical information. The section on sensory over-se more...

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“My daughter used to be so wonderful. Now I can barely stand her and she won’t tell me anything. How can I find out what’s going on?” “There’s a clique in my daughter’s grade that’s making her life miserable. more...

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“Taking the Bully by the Horns” is an award-winning book. Author, Kathy Noll, her book, and her work helping children have won her Toyota’s Moving Forward Award, and Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year Award for: “Saving Children’s Lives, Making the World a Better Place, and Empowering Those in Need.” This book has helped many victims of bullying, and made positive changes in the lives of both the victims and bullies, as the personal testimonies continue to stack up. “Taking the Bully by the Horns” is the children’s version of Dr. Jay Carter’s best-selling book, “Nasty People,” which sold millions of copies all over the world. It is different from other books on bullying because most bullying books that are out now are either children’s fiction, or simply a long list of statistics only adults would be interested in that you can easily find on the internet. This book is Self-help. It’s intended for children to read themselves, since it is written in first person and speaks directly to the child/young teen. It could also be read to a class by a teacher, or shared with a younger child by a parent. Even adults have benefitted from reading the book, to help themselves with their own bullying and self-esteem issues. It is not only designed to help the victim, but is also the only book that has a chapter speaking directly to the BULLIES. The author reforms the bullies as well so we can stop what she calls in the book, "The Bully Cycle." Bullying creating more bullies. Many bullies started out as victims who were victimized to the point where they couldn't take it anymore, stopped caring, lost all hope, and became "the bully" themselves. Follow author Kathy Noll’s hints and suggestions, and you will gain the power to eliminate the difficult bully worries in your life! It will give you an insight to bullies, victims, and reactions. It is written for ease in understanding; more...

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Research studies of the psychological capacities of the infant continue to produce fruitful findings that have both theoretical and practical significance. The paper by Meltzoff represents a carefully designed and executed study of imitation by infants of their parents. The ability to imitate is one important modality of learning and also comprises a highly important element in the child’s progressive ability to utilize parents and others as role models. more...

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