The Big Three Skills for Individuals with Autism
I’ve been consulting with children and a few adults with autism for seven years now and I had a revelation about two years ago soon after I published my book. I now believe that there are three main skills every child and adult with autism needs to be successful. These skills, I believe, are the most important skills regardless of the person’s age or level of functioning.The Big Three are:
1) Problem behaviors at or near 0
2) The ability to request wants and needs
3) Independent toileting
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Related:
Mary Barbera's (author of the Verbal Behavior Approach blog) monthly radio show on the 2nd Friday of every month at 12 noon on Autism One Radio.
Archived Shows as of this posting ...
| Episode | Title | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Verbal Behavior Approach | 09/2007 | 32:50 |
| 02 | Adding ABA to your current biomedical treatment | 10/2007 | 29:54 |
| 03 | Reducing Problem Behaviors in Children with Autism | 11/2007 | 31:29 |
| 04 | Reinforcement and the Pairing Process | 12/2007 | 32:43 |
| 05 | Manding: Teaching your Child Requesting Skills | 01/2008 | 29:19 |
| 06 | Increasing Speech in Non-Vocal Children | 02/2008 | 32:37 |
| 07 | Errorless Teaching | 03/2008 | 28:56 |
| 08 | Non-Verbal Behavior | 04/2008 | 39:00 |
| 09 | Teaching the Verbal Operant | 06/2008 | 31:48 |
| 10 | Verbal Behavior: Putting it All Together | 09/2008 | 31:56 |
| 11 | Toilet Training | 10/2008 | 32:44 |
| 12 | Lessons Learned on My Autism Journey | 01/2009 | 31:46 |
| 13 | Getting Started on VB with Early Learners | 02/2009 | 26:47 |
| 14 | VB Programming for Intermediate Learners | 04/2009 | 33:39 |
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