Autism Resource for Parents

5 Must-Read Books for Parents and Educators 📙📕

1️⃣ Uniquely Human
This book has shifted my mindset on teaching children with needs. Accepting who they come first- and then my job will be to recognize the need to teach necessary skills for them to lead healthy, happy, and meaningful lives. After all, we are all unique in some ways.

2️⃣ It is one of the most popular books in the field of ABA using the verbal behavior approach. The author, Dr. Mary Barbera, is a mom/nurse/educator/and board-certified behavior analyst. She described some of the easy-to-use teaching procedures for any parents or educators to promote early verbal behavior in the natural setting.

3️⃣ Temple Grandin is a hero with autism who overcame many challenges in her life and became an expert in the field she is passionate about. She travels and still actively gave a speech about her life and real pictures of living with autism. Her life was well depicted in the movie, “Temple Grandin”. In her book, she explained why it is so hard to have eye contact while having conversations with others.

4️⃣ Are you going to believe only what you see? Are we going to use the same method over and over even though a child is not making progress? What if we, educators, didn’t find the right way to help the individual with severe autism reach his/her full potential? Carly’s story opens up a new level of challenges for educators. Let’s say, “Non-verbal doesn’t mean she has nothing to say. “

5️⃣ Don’t get stuck on the traditional ABA program(DTT based), and move on to the more child-centered approach. PRT focused on increasing a child’s initiation, self-management, and social opportunities using motivational procedures. If any parents are looking for resources, try to find information on PRT and Koegel Autism Center.