The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to teach children with autism.....

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Here is the official announcement about my book. Thanks for all of your

support!

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Lynch Barbera, RN, MSN, BCBA

_www.vbapproach.com_ (http://www.vbapproach.com)

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 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 immediately using the Verbal Behavior

approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.

Praise for the book:

‘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.’

– Jane Weiss, Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention

‘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

‘One of the most valuable books for parents of children with autism since

Let Me Hear Your Voice by Maurice.’

– Mark Sundberg, Ph.D.,BCBA

‘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 , Editor of The Analysis of Verbal Behavior

‘A succinct, intelligible tour of an effective intervention for autistic

children through both speech and non-verbal communication…Autistic children

frequently experience language delays and disorders. Behavioral analyst

Barbera,

whose first son has autism, explores the Verbal Behavior (VB) approach, in

conjunction with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), to aid his communication

skills, as well as providing abundant other examples of its successful

application. VB is a refinement of B.F. Skinner’s pioneering work on language

and

operates under the conviction that expressive language is behavioral, rather

than

purely cognitive. Barbera takes Skinner’s arcane language and renders it not

only clear but convincing. VB assesses “what your child likes and then uses

those items and activities…to motivate the child to do the work necessary to

begin to learn,†with the central theme being to teach your child to make

specific requests. Positive reinforcement is vital, and teachers must be the

locus of enjoyable experience. Barbera walks readers through the process, from

identifying things that reinforce desired behaviors to teaching operants…

Persuasive arguments for a treatment addressing one of autism’s most

profoundly

hindering conditions.’

-Kirkus Reviews

Book details:

The Verbal Behavior Approach

How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders

Lynch Barbera with Rasmussen

Foreword by Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA

2007

200 pages

ISBN 978 1 84310 852 8

Paperback

£13.99/US$19.95

How to buy the book:

Further details can be found on the JKP website:

http://www.jkp.com/new/9781843108528

You can also order a copy of the book online from this page.

Related Titles:

If this book interests you, you might also like:

Tales from the Table

Lovaas/ABA Intervention with Children on the Autistic Spectrum

Margaret

Further details can be found on the JKP website:

http://www.jkp.com/new/9781843103066

or,

Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome

Real Help for Parents Anywhere and On Any Budget

Lise Pyles

Further details can be found on the JKP website:

http://www.jkp.com/new/9781843107613

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