The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related Disorders
Mary Lynch Barbera · first published 2007 · ISBN 9781843108528
Barbera brings Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior into practical autism therapy. She walks through how to teach communication skills by targeting different functions of behavior (manding, tacting, intraverbals). Real examples show how to set up the environment and use everyday moments for teaching.
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If you work with nonspeaking or minimally speaking clients with autism, this approach often proves more effective than traditional discrete trial teaching. Barbera writes from both professional and parental experience, and the methods are immediately actionable.