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The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders by Mary Lynch Barbera, RN, MSN, BCBA with Tracy Rasmussen and foreword by Dr. Mark Sundberg was published in spring 2007 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Mary Barbera is the mother of an 11-year-old son with autism, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and an expert in using the Verbal Behavior Approach to teach children with developmental delays. In her book, Mary takes very complex information and explains this innovative and scientifically sound treatment in a non-threatening way.
The book enables parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and B.F. Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior to get started immediately using the verbal behavior approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.
The Verbal Behavior Approach provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also contains information on teaching non-vocal children how to use sign language. An entire chapter details important information about ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child.
Finally, there is plenty of advice from Mary with her "parent hat on" regarding denial, coping and becoming an advocate.
"Mary's step-by-step descriptions of the teaching procedures and detailed examples will be a significant contribution to the existing material on Applied Behavior Analysis and the treatment of children with language delays and disorders. Her book is an easy read that presents a complicated set of material in a compelling fashion. Without question, this book will have a dramatic impact on a substantial number of children with autism."
--Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA--
Co-author of the books Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities, and The ABLLS. |
