From Nonverbal to Conversational & Straight A's | Autism Story

Dr. Mary Barbera and Amanda V. discuss going From Nonverbal to Conversational & Straight A's in this autism story.
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What a delight it was to reconnect with one of my former clients, Amanda V. and her son Jaedan. My goal is for each child to reach his or her fullest potential and to be as safe and independent as possible. I met Amanda’s son when he was 3 years old, and completely nonverbal. As one of his early intervention specialists, I was able to help Amanda lay the foundation for the goals she had for her son’s future. Today, Amanda’s sharing her son’s autism story, so tune in and listen!
One of the earliest red flags for Amanda was that Jaedan wouldn’t respond to his name. In fact, he wouldn’t respond to anything, and she worried that he was deaf. He also struggled with certain food textures and had a terrible gag reflex. Soon, Amanda was bouncing between the advice of the occupational therapist and the speech therapist.
In today’s video you’ll learn:
✔️ Amanda shares her son’s journey into speech from the single word “cup” to complete conversations.
✔️ A lot of the things that Amanda worried about aren’t even in the picture anymore. Her advice to other parents is: Don’t sweat the small stuff.
✔️ I think that no matter how it turns out, it’s always good to have hopes about the future.
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Dr. Mary Barbera. I fell into the autism world as an autism mom in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then, she became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author of The Verbal Behavior Approach. Since 2015, she’s created 3 autism online courses based on applied behavior analysis for professionals and "gung-ho" parents. Whether you’re looking for autism parenting strategies, working with development delays in children, or in search of autism help for professionals, I can encourage you to subscribe to the channel and join me on my journey. I’ll be providing weekly autism resources that you don’t want to miss.