Look who is supporting ETR

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Hi Folks,

Just sending an update with the latest goings on with " Educate Toward Recovery:

Turning the Tables on Autism "

I just finished a small revision of the book. Giving credit to a few more of

the names responsible for the research that has become the VB approach to ABA.

I also added a Poem written by an adult with autism named Henson that

lends support to the discussion in Chapter 7 of the concept of Control and the

Control child. I also added Barbera's book " The Verbal Behavior Approach "

to the Introduction and resources.

There is also now a hard cover version of ETR available at the

www.lulu.com/knospe-aba website to go along with the paperback version and three

free ABA/VB paper downloads.

Finally, I have included in this email an updated list of supporters of ETR and

some of the things they have had to say about it. If you haven't taken the

opportunity or if you are interested in a hard cover version, now is a great

time to get a book with the newest revisions.

For those of you not interested in ETR, please excuse this cross posting. I

mean you no harm and only hope to share what I think is very valuable

information with the folks who will benefit most. Feel free to delete now

without giving this email another thought.

Look who's supporting ETRThe

list of important and influential people backing the book " Educate

Toward Recovery " is growing daily. Here is a partial list of those

endorsing " ETR " and recommending it to others.

1. Families for Effective Autism Treatement - Ontario (www.feator.org)

2. VB Teaching Tools (www.vbteachingtools.com)

3.

Cherish Twigg, MS, BCBA and Holly Kibbe, MS, BCBA - CEO and COO of

Establishing Operations Inc. - (www.establishingoperationsinc.com)

"

Schramm has written a book that is a must read for parents, therapists,

and teachers of children with autism. This book is clear, heartfelt,

informative, and provides behavioral terminology in a way that is

applicable and easy to understand. He has beautifully explained Applied

Behavior Analysis as an effective, scientifically validated treatment

for autism. ’s book offers realistic hope in a world where it is

needed most. We personally recommend this book to every parent or

educator of a child in need. "

4. Roxanna Neely and Autism Spectrum Kids (www.askaboutautism.org)

5. h Spanglet and Foro de Autismo

(http://foros.emagister.com/tema-comportamiento_verbal-13825-350496.htm)

6.

Donnelly, BA, BCABA - Associate of Establishing Operations

Inc. and the Shining Through Centre for Children with Autism

7. Shiri Bartman, M.A., BCBA - Clinical Director - Shining Through Centre for

Children with Autism (http://shiningthrough.ca)

“Educate

Towards Recovery” is a terrific book for both parents and

professionals. It is clearly written and describes concepts and

teaching strategies in an easy to understand style. Learning about

Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior can be overwhelming at first for

many – this book allows all of us working in this field to benefit from

a cohesive and much needed resource. A wonderful tool!

8.

Gusman, Special Needs Educational Consultant - Teaching Children with

Autism.com (Http://www.TeachingChildrenWithAutism.com) " Helping You Put

The Pieces Together "

9. Parentbooks - Toronto (http://www.parentbooks.ca)

10. Early Intervention W.A. (Western Australia) - www.earlyinterventionwa.com

" An

excellent description of the techniques behind a quality ABA program,

with particular focus on the Verbal Behaviour (VB) approach. "

11.

Amy Wiech, M.Ed, BCBA - Autism Behavior Consulting Group, Inc.

~Educational and Behavior Consulting Services~

www.AutismBehaviorConsulting.com

" I purchased 10+ copies of your

book (which we provide to each new parent who we provide service to

here — and use it as a training resource for our new

therapists/trainers and consultants). I have to say that I love your

book. The way you make the language so easy to understand, especially

for the parent of a newly diagnosed child. I love the title too. Aloha

and Mahalo. "

12. t Burk (producer of the DVD " The Early Learner At Home " )

www.autismteachingtools.com

" This

book was written by one of the most sensitive and compassionate

behavior analysts I have ever known. He used his years of experience

and wisdom to explain ABA and particularly verbal behavior to parents

in clear words and easy to follow examples. has included a

chapter on " Control Children " --those children deemed resistant to

typical ABA methods. That chapter helps make this book solid gold and a

great value for parents. A great buy if you want to really understand

ABA rather than just blindly use procedures that have worked for other

kids. "

13. Meredith Sterns , MS, SLP and special needs parent

(sternsmk@...)

" I

received this book several days ago and I can't endorse it enough. Your

book is full of wisdom and terrific rationale. I posted a VERY long

post on the message board tonight because I was so inspired... I just

had so much to say and share that I had to get up in the middle of the

night and write it. " Educate Toward Recovery " is the best I have read

and the best on my shelf for PARENTS to read (professionals, too, but

especially parents). It is an easy-to-understand text, and the chapter

on RDI and ABA explains a rationale for how the two approaches can

co-exist. This book summarizes, in an easy read, much of what has taken

me a whole year to synthesize from other sources and LOTS of research,

workshops, and learning on my own. It is also VERY supportive of

parents being their child's teacher. I can't thank you enough for your

book.

14. Melinda Poist - President, Dayton Area Families for Effective Autism

Treatement(DAFEAT). www.dafeat.com

" I

heard about your book on the VB list — someone recommended it to

another parent who wanted to maximize their ABA dollars and spend

wisely. I am very grateful for the tip. It is one of the best manuals

I've seen to date. I absolutely love it. I sent out a post to our

listserv in Dayton, OH. urging everyone to get their hands on a copy.

You are a wonderful writer and I relate to your journey as a parent AND

a special ed teacher. "

15. Reg Reynolds, Ph.D., C.Psych

" This

is the best book on the Verbal Behavior approach to ABA that I have

seen. If I was going to recommend only one book to either the parents

of a child with autism or to anyone who is trying to help a child with

autism, this is the book that I would recommend. It has a lot of

important information that I wouldn't expect to find anywhere else. I

would give it five stars out of five. "

16. Childerston, MA (Montessori teacher and autism instructor)

"

Schramm’s book, Educate Toward Recovery, revolutionized my work with

children both young and old. I gratefully and highly recommend this

book to all Montessori teachers whose hearts ache for every student

they have had to send away from their classrooms, due to behavior

problems and academic, communicative and social challenges these

teachers did not understand. Thanks to the practices and procedures so

aptly described in Educate Toward Recovery, Montessori educators can

now both reach and teach students challenged by autism... Mr. Schramm

has accomplished a remarkable feat in writing and publishing this

manual. Like so many professionals committed to children with autism

and their families, this author and professional truly walks on the

side of angels.”

17. jeanne Schwartz, MS, SLP, TSHH, BCBA - Licensed Speech-Language

Pathologist (jeanneSchwartz@...)

" I

have just ordered my second copy of this wonderful book! My first was

used so often that the pages have begun to come undone, so for my

personal library I have treated myself to a second copy! I use this as

a tremendous resource for family and staff trainings. You are so easy

to understand that I can gear the training to any audience with this

book as the backdrop. Thank you for putting what I do everyday for the

past 6 years (since learning about skinner's analysis of verbal

behavior) into everyday plain english for all to finally better

understand!

18. Luckevich - Author of the very popular VB

management resource, " Learning Targets to Teach a Child To Communicate "

(http://www.talkingwords.com/languagehome.html)

" 's book

helps you understand how every interaction you have with your child is

an important teaching experience. Children can and should learn day and

night in all environments. One of the best messages that this book

sends is that everyone in a child's life can be a teacher and can make

a difference. Parents should read this book to become empowered to help

their children and not wait for someone else to rescue them. "

19. Sharon Watts, M.S. Speech-Language Pathologist

" I

just wanted to let you know that your book is making its rounds through

all the parents of the students in our classroom. The first mom was

very thankful for us loaning it to her and she is going to buy a copy

for herself. I think the narrative and clear-cut way that you relayed

the information in your book helps them understand how to get control

back in their lives. Thanks again for writing such a tremendously

helpful resource. "

20. Dianne Verstappen (clinical Director) ~ Aspire Early Intervention -

www.aspireearlyintervention.com

“’s

book “Educate Toward Recovery” is a manual that I recommend to all

parents, beginning and experienced, as it is a comprehensive book that

describes Verbal Behaviour in clear terminology. It shows clearly that

ABA is effective and that it should be fun for the child! Unfortunately

there is no magic cure for Autism Spectrum Disorder but dedication,

persistence and using the principles in ’s book will go a long

way! There is no book around that is as clear, complete and

comprehensive in describing ABA than Educate Toward Recovery.”

21. Dr. Strand, Professor - Washington State University

" You

have written a wonderful book. The title of my class is Self Control.

Chapter 7 of your Book " ETR " is required reading in the class for two

reasons. First, it discussed the higher-order construct, social

control, within the context of the basic ABA constructs. Second and

relatedly, you were so clear with respect to discussing a

controversy—namely that involving the acceptance of social control as a

legitimate construct for behavior analysis. Your acknowledgement,

discussion, and justification of why social control is controversial

are excellent. I am hoping to one day teach a class on ABA or autism so

that I can adopt your book for the class. Thanks for a great book. "

22. Joy Deffinbaugh - Timberdoodle Books (http://www.timberdoodle.com)

" I

have recently finished reading your book, and really enjoyed it. We are

very eager to make it available through Timberdoodle. I have read

extensively in the autism field, and have yet to find any book that I

feel is as systematic, readable and practical for the families.

Timberdoodle is about to launch an online autism resource center,

having been in the educational market for over 20 years. We have spent

a great deal of this last year working with a child with autism, and

are anxious to offer resources to families who are in similar

situations. Your book meets our need for a family friendly, practical,

ABA-based book. "

23. Marc Goblot - Verbal Behavior Community UK (www.vbcommunity.org.uk)

" I

found it (ETR) a great reference that consolidates all the core

concepts of the VB approach and is written in a very intuitive and

accessible manner. "

Thank you all for

your kind words and support. Together we can continue to improve the

way that children with autism see the world while improving the way the

world sees our children with autism. Feel free to email me privately if you

would like to add your support to this list of professionals or would like to

tell me how ETR has helped you in your home program.

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Schramm, MA, BCBA

www.lulu.com/knospe-aba

www.knospe-aba.com

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