Teaching your child to request (mand training) is one of the first programs we teach in ABA therapy. It introduces your child to language and will become an important skill when decreasing problem behavior.
A Ted Talk on parenting got me thinking about prioritizing our goals to set our children up for success. When teaching our kids, we need to fade our assistance over time to prevent them from becoming too dependent on us.
A parent's perspective when looking for ABA services featuring a guest post by Amy Allen. She shares her experiences when her son was diagnosed with autism at 22 months
