Help remediate—and in some cases eliminate—autism and other developmental delays in young children, even in as little as 15 minutes a day with this toolkit of behavioral practices that can be taught at home.
Developmental delays and signs of autism usually show up before 18 months of age, yet children are often not diagnosed until they are 4 or 5 years old. In Turn Autism Around, Dr. Mary Barbera explains why parents can’t afford to worry and wait in long lines for evaluations and treatment while not knowing how to help their children. She empowers parents, caregivers, and early intervention professionals to regain hope and take back control with simple strategies to dramatically improve outcomes for their children.
Dr. Barbera has created a new approach to teaching kids with developmental delays that uses the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) married with a positive, child-friendly methodology that any parent can use—whether or not their child has delays—to learn to teach communication skills, socialization strategies, as well as tackle sleep, eating, potty training, and behavior challenges in a positive, effective, and lasting way.
Turn Autism Around is the first book of its kind that calls attention to an important fact: parents can make a tremendous impact on their child’s development through behavioral practices taught at home, even in as little as 15 minutes a day. Her program shows these autism and developmental delays can be remediated, and in some cases, delays can be caught up altogether, if parents intervene while the child is young.
This book is for parents of young children aged one-to-five years who are passionate about helping their child as well as learning how they can change the trajectory of their child’s and family’s life.
Don't wait. ❤
As a parent of an adult son with Autism and Down Syndrome, I can't recommend this enough. ❤
Dr. Barbera is *first* a parent with a an adult son living with autism. She has walked the walk!
As a Registered Nurse wanting to advocate for her son as best she could, she became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). This is the gold standard for professionals programming and treating Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Intellectual Disability, or any developmental delay that presents with dangerous behaviors, or those that impede learning.
Dr. Barbera writes this guide from the heart *from* a parent's perspective, *for* parents; with decades of professional experience. Five stars isn't enough!
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This book is everything! I often times wondered as a mom if my parenting was ok or whether or not I’m doing things right especially when it comes to problem behaviors with my 2 year old.
Mary’s book has taught me so much as it relates to teaching my son how to be patient at such a young age.
My son is improving so much. Even his dad tells people about the progress he’s making, and we are so proud of him.
Please get this book if your child is delayed or showing signs of autism.
It really teaches you how to implement lessons in your child’s daily routine and I love the extreme encouragement for use of positive reinforcements.
Thanks again Mary!
God bless you!
I love that Mary's approach is very positive and step by step and, most important of all, it focuses on your child being happy, involved, and interested.
Using the book has helped me understand that I need to get to my son's development level and take it from there. Some well-meaning people will give you advice or tips: a kid should say x words by x age and then you might focus on trying to teach words but if your child is not even making sounds you are trying to get to the finish line without going through the start line.