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The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related Disorders
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9285882
EAN: 9781843108528
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1843108526
Label: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 199
Publication Date: May 15, 2007
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Studio: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Editorial Review:
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 Mary 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Great introduction to ABA / VB
I am an ABA/VB professional as well as an author of a book on the topic of the Verbal Behavior Approach to ABA. I have met Mary only once but I have read her book and found it to be an excellent introduction to the science of behaviorism and particularly to the Verbal Behavior Approach to ABA. If you are currently trying to decide the best way to approach the education of the child with autism in your life or if you have already found the benefits of ABA and want to see the science of Behaviorism ... Read More
Rating: - A Must-Read
This book is easy and enjoyable to read. It explains, in simple terms, what VB is and gives you guidelines which are easy to follow. Useful for both parents and professionals.
Rating: - From a Mother's Perspective
As a mother of three children on the spectrum, I want to share how much this book has changed our lives forever. Hope is a powerful feeling and one given to us from this book.
We were going along following the "standard" recommendations of the professionals working with our children on the spectrum without much change for over the past two years. Sure, we had some changes, but not like the ones we were about to experience using the Verbal Behavior Approach.
This book was ... Read More
Rating: - I highly recommend this book- an excellent tool!
As a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst, I find myself recommending this book to my clients on a daily basis. Applied Behavior Analysis is a very complex field. Barbera takes some pretty difficult concepts and shows us how to apply them in an interesting and easy to understand format.
Applied Behavior Analytic techniques are tried and true interventions, backed by decades of scientifically validated (and replicated)research. I noticed in the review by Tara, she recommended against ... Read More
Rating:  - I am much less enthusiastic...
because I used to use ABA with children. Then I found out that 1. Children were more interested in communicating with me when I was communicating with them in ways they could relate to, and 2. ABA skips developmental skills that are needed earlier so that an action becomes meaninful later. If you are one of the many who thinks ABA is a flawless technique, you probably won't like this review.
There is no sense in teaching children labels for rewards if those labels will never be used to actually ... Read More
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