Premature Ventricular Contractions and more

Does anyone have a good list of activities to teach cause and effect
(why questions)? I have the list in A Work in Progress, but I'd like
some new ones to rotate with them. My daughter really needs this
reinforced, and I wanted a way to make it fun for her. We did basic
ones like sticking a paper towel in water, shutting the lights, knocking
things over, cutting things with a knife, asking what happened and why
it happened. Guess I could do turning the TV set on and off, ripping
paper, pressing buttons on various things, but if anyone has better
ideas I'd love to hear!
Emily

Hi,everyone
My son is 4y and seven months. He was diagnosed as ASD in Oct. 2000
when he was 3. We started his home ABA program last February. We are
interesting in VB now, is anyone know any VB program provider around
Philadelphia area?
Thanks!
Hui

REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER!
Anyone from Illinois or nearby states that might be interested please
feel free to get more information at www.drcarbone.net

Hello,
I have a good friend who is interested in working with children with
ASD. Her name is Susan Gorelick. She does not have any previous
behavioral experience, but has been wonderful with my child, and a
natural gift for engagement and loads of patience.
If someone in the NYC area is interested, please contact her at this
email address, or at 631-329-2922. She lives in the upper east side
of Manhattan, though she is here on Long Island for the rest of
August.
You can contact me at JFRRMR19@... if you have any
questions, though they may best be directed to her : ). (I will be
away for about 10 days, but will respond as soon as possible to any
inquiries).
Best wishes,
Rebecca Ryan

At 11:38 PM 7/28/02 -0400, you wrote:
Actually there is something better. It is from the National Academy of
Science. " I think it would be in your best interest to carefully read the
National Academies recommendations especially page 221. The full report can
be read on line. The web site is http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10017.html This
a hint of what should be happening for ALL kids in Autism programs." This
is one of the messages I sent to the school board lawyer here in
Jacksonville Florida. The other way to find pretty much all the info about
ABA including the Surgeon General Report is use the Google search engine
and put in the search: Autism early intervention If I remember correctly
you will find the most stuff that way. Best to you, Lauralyn

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Surgeon General's Report that
states the Applied Behavior Analysis is medically necessary for children with
Autism. Also does this report give any recommencations in terms of the
number of hours of intervention is needed or recomended. Please email me off
list my email is Curley9516@... Thanks alot.
Sharon

VB Members,
One of our team members is moving to Laramie to enroll in Grad School.
Does any one on the list have contact with individuals or agencies in that
area that provide ABA? If so please forward it to and I will pass it on to
her.
Thanks!
Nancy in WI.

Hi...we've been doing a VB program with our senior citizen
daughter (13.6 :-) for a year and a half or so. And never believe anyone who
tells you it won't work with an older child! But as we are trying to take
advantage of in home "regular" therapy hours also - she is getting OT, PT and
Speech at home several times a week. The OT and the PT are very openminded
and interested in input about her VB program. However (I'm sure you know
where I'm going with this) our SLP is not particularly interested in helping
with the program and being part of a team effort. She is trying, and she is
very capable and has gotten some good results with our child. (We also don't
have much choice in alternate therapists who will come to the house on
medicaid fee).
I discovered that if I can learn to speak Speech Therapese she is
much more likely to be interested. For example, she is more than happy to
work on "phonemes" but her eyes glaze over if I mention "echoics" or "tacts".
So my question is this - I am admittedly not up to snuff on traditional
speech therapy. Is there any type of book you all could recommend...something
along the lines of "Speech Therapy for Dummies?" I need to catch up quickly
and am not sure where to start. I don't want to learn enough to BE a speech
therapist, just enough to communicate with one and probably to be a pain in
the you know what. My husband and I joke with Jamie's doctors that we know
just enough to be dangerous and to make their lives miserable.
Any websites or suggsted reading would be greatly appreciated. I know
there are some sympathetic SLPs on this list also interested in bridging the
gap between ST and Verbal Behavior. And if they are on another list for
profesionals only would someone be kind enough to forward this letter to that
list. Please??
Sherry M in Florida, mom to the no longer nonverbal Jamie

Has anyone done AIT and if so what were the results?

Hello everyone
I am moving to the Reno area in August and will have some hours
available to work as a VB therapist. I have been teaching verbal
behavior for almost 2 years under the supervision of Dr. Carbone
and his associates. I have worked with early, intermediate and
advanced learners and have run home programs. I also have
experience with signers. I have attended all of Dr. Carbones
workshops a few times with the exception of Workshop 3.
I became a board certified associate behavior analyst in 2000, and
I am a year and a half through a masters program in behavior
analysis at the University of Nevada.
If anyone in that area (or surrounding areas) is interested or
would like more information about me ( resume, letters of
recommendation, etc.), please email me privately at
kendrabrooks@...
Thanks
Kendra Rickard

Hello! My name is Alicia. I am a junior at Liberty University. I
am doing research on the effects of intensive home-based early
intervention on developmentally delayed children. Please take 5
minutes to complete the following survey and email it to me at
amreitz@... as soon as possible. Thank you for your help in
this exiting movement!
Child's diagnosed disability(ies) or at-risk condition:
Name of program/organization of early intervention your child is
involved in:
Hours per day your child is involved in intervention:
Hours of treatment carried out by family members:
By professionals:
By outside help (excluding professionals):
Your relationship to child (mother, father, etc.):
SES (high, middle, low):
Your age:
The age of your child:
Number of years your child has participated in a home based
intervention program:
Child's neurological (mental) age before beggining program (or IQ if
known):
Child's current neurological (mental) age (or IQ if known):
Was your child ever involved in another early intervention program
(not home based)?
Please rate the success of that program:
Has there been any other major family changes (besides the program)
that might have affected the child's developmental pattern?
Did you receive any parent training regarding early intervention?
Number of hours:
Number of books read on the subject:
Please rate your child (1-10) in the following areas BEFORE beggining
your home-based program:
age appropriateness
self-esteem
competency
sociability
curiosity
verbalization
alertness
health
activity level
Please rate your child (1-10) in the following areas since beggining
your home-based program:
age appropriateness
self-esteem
competency
sociability
curiosity
verbalization
alertness
health
activity level
Please rate your self (1-10) in the following areas BEFORE beggining
your home-based program:
confidence
sensitivity
self-esteem
relationship to child
Please rate your self (1-10) in the following areas since beggining
your home-based program:
confidence
sensitivity
self-esteem
relationship to child
Please do not provide names and EMAIL DIRECTLY TO
amreitz@.... Thank you!

Hi listers:
I am currently looking for clients in South Orange County, CA or North San Diego
County. I have nearly 10 years of experience in Orange and San Diego County. I
am available to work as a Case Supervisor or tutor, if needed.
Please email me at aboooe1999@... for further information.
Angelica

A family in Houston is looking for a therapist to work with their 4
yr old daughter in the Rice University/Museum district area. Please
contact me at stephhulshof@... if you or anyone you know of is
interested.
Thanks,
Steph

Hello all.
Wanted to get some suggestions on how to get more spontaneous language.
Especially tacts and commenting.
I have tried the videos and the pauseing, but it seems he awaits the
PAUSE or the mute before illiciting resposes.
The thoughts were that if he finds the video that reinforcing he will
try and AVOID the pausing and start illocitng spontaneous commenting.
This hasnt transferred.
Has this happened with anyone else?
Also, suggestions on getting beyond manding for just immediate
reinforcing activites and objects.
My son will say (in one breath)
"Mom, wake up. Open the door, I need the keys, I want green swing, I
need bathing suit, lets go outside, lets go swimming" (this is what I wake up to
most mornings)
However, once his needs are met, he does not spontaneously tact or
comment on things.
Or even to go beyond his immediate reinforcing manding repitore.
Like manding for past events or reinfrocing activites. Or commenting or talking
when he is NOT engaged with me or teachers.
I think sometimes that for him his ABLLS is quite decieving since he has many
many skills and we do lots of NET but his spontaneous commenting or talking is
not beyond asking for immediate reinfrocing actions or things. Especially if
someone is not engaging him.
He knows many many intraverbals and you can go on and on with intraverbal
stories
that need him to fill in the blanks.. but it is his spontanoues initiation of
saying things whne not asked to or when not expected to that he seems deficited
at.
Any suggestions that you have done?
I know how it is supposed to work, and how to program for it, but it is always
great to hear what others have done who have "been there , had that problem."
I would love to hear some NOVEL
examples on how you promoted this.
Thanks! Nicole

Hi Lists - the following is from the www.symantec.com site. My
anti-virus software has picked up the following virus from at least 3
separate sources in the past few days, which I suspect are subscribers
from the various lists I'm on.... Therefore - please ensure that your
anti-virus software is up to date....
Lynne
________
W32.Klez.H@mm is a modified variant of the worm W32.Klez.E@mm. This
variant is capable of spreading by email and network shares. It is also
capable of infecting files.
Removal tool
Symantec has provided a tool to remove infections of all known variants
of W32.Klez and W32.ElKern. Click here to obtain the tool.
This is the easiest way to remove these threats and should be tried
first.
Note on W32.Klez.gen@mm detections:
W32.Klez.gen@mm is a generic detection that detects variants of
W32.Klez. Computers that are infected with W32.Klez.gen@mm have most
likely been exposed to either W32.Klez.E@mm or W32.Klez.H@mm. If your
computer is detected as infected with W32.Klez.gen@mm, download and run
the tool. In most cases, the tool will be able to remove the infection.
Also Known As: W32/Klez.h@MM, WORM_KLEZ.H, W32/Klez-G, I-Worm.Klez.h,
Klez.H, W32/Klez.H, Win32.Klez.H, WORM_KLEZ.I
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Me
Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, Unix, Linux
CVE References: CVE-2001-0154
Beta Virus Definitions
April 17, 2002
Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater) *
April 17, 2002
Virus Definitions (LiveUpdate) **
April 17, 2002
*
Intelligent Updater virus definitions are released daily, but require
manual download and installation.
Click here to download manually.
**
LiveUpdate virus definitions are usually released every Wednesday.
Click here for instructions on using LiveUpdate.
Wild
Number of infections: More than 1000
Number of sites: More than 10
Geographical distribution: High
Threat containment: Moderate
Removal: Difficult
Threat Metrics
Wild:
High
Damage:
Medium
Distribution:
High
Damage
Payload: This worm infects executables by creating a hidden copy of the
original host file and then overwriting the original file with itself.
The hidden copy is encrypted, but contains no viral data. The name of
the hidden file is the same as the original file, but with a random
extension.
Large scale e-mailing: This worm searches the Windows address book, the
ICQ database, and local files for email addresses. The worm sends an
email message to these addresses with itself as an attachment.
Releases confidential info: Worm randomly chooses a file from the
machine to send along with the worm to recipients. So files with the
extensions: ".mp8" or ".txt" or ".htm" or ".html" or ".wab" or ".asp" or
".doc" or ".rtf" or ".xls" or ".jpg" or ".cpp" or ".pas" or ".mpg" or
".mpeg" or ".bak" or ".mp3" or ".pdf" would be attached to e-mail
messages along with the viral attachment.
Distribution
Subject of email: Random
Name of attachment: Random

Our consultant for VB has advised us to get wall pockets to hold the various
sets of cards, words etc that we use in our son's programme, so that they can
now be taken out, mixed etc. and easily replaced. It ought to be easier than the
present ziplok bags we use.........faster, anyway. Well, last night I trudged
round IKEA looking for them and they are no longer there..........if they are,
none of the staff knew where they were either!
The only otherthing I have seen is in great little trading co. catalogue, and
has 12 big pockets for £25. It has to be hung on a door, and is held by
suspension cords at the bottom and top. All a bit fiddly.
Does anyone else use anything that sounds like this and do they remember where
they got it from?
I mean a kind of thing that has a flat back, rectangular shaped, and lots of
smaller pockets on the front of it.
Thanks,
Julie in Scotland.

Hi everyone!
I am a BCABA moving to the St. Louis area in August. I have 2 1/2
years experience in ABA/VB and have worked with a wide range of
children with autism and other disabilities. I have school, home,
and clinical experience and I would love to hear from any families
that may be interested.
Please e-mail me privately at: ladaybugs@y...
Thanks,
Dawn

Dear Listmates,
I would love to let the families along the I-45 between Conroe and
Huntsville know that we have a wonderful therapist, Christie Loehrer, who
is moving to Huntsville in August to attend Sam Houston. She will be
studying EC-4 education with emphasis in special education. Christie has
worked with our son (who'll be 6 in August) for 18 months and has done an
awesome job teaching him fun, interactive games and getting him to play
like a little boy. My children adore her. She is a bundle of energy and
enthusiasm and is gifted in increasing verbal behavior and teaching play
and social skills.
If interested, you can contact her directly at
"Christie Loehrer" <cel_02@...
Sincerely,
Arzu

Thank you everyone who responded to my post. Here is the list I
compiled.
Carol
A Big Hug/A Big Kiss
A+ Job
All right!
Allllll right!
Amazing
Aren't you proud of yourself?
Awesome!
Beautiful
Beautiful Work
Bravo
Brilliant
Congratulations!
Congratulations, you got it right!
Cool!
Couldn't have done it better myself
Creative Work
Do that again!
Duper Duper!
Dynamite
Exactly right
Excellent
Exceptional Performance
Fabulous!
Fantastic Job
Fantastic!
Fine
Good
Good (Name)
Good answer
Good boy/girl!
Good for you
Good goin'
Good going
Good job
good looking
Good remembering
Good Stuff
Good thinking
Good try
Good work
Got it!
Great
Great Discovery
Great googley moogley
Great Job
great listening
Great work!
High Five
Hip, Hip, Horray
His name said over and over in a silly voice
Horray!
Hot diggety dog
Hot Stuff
How did you get so smart?
How Nice
How Smart
Hurray for You
I knew you could do it
I like that
I like the way you answered that!
I Like You
I Love You
I think that you've got it now
I think you got it now
I think you're doing the right thing
I'm happy to see you working like that
I'm impressed!
I'm proud of the way you worked today
I'm Proud of You
I'm very proud of you
Incredible!
It's a classic
It's such a pleasure to teach when you work like that!
Keep it up
Keep on trying
Keep up the good work
Keep working on it; you're improving
Looking Good
Magnificent
Marvelous
Much better
Muy Bien! (very good in Spanish)
Neat
Nice
Nice going
Nice Work
Not bad
Nothing can stop you now
Now that's what I call a fine job
Now you figured it out
Now you have it
Now you have the hang of it
Now You're Flying
Now you've figured it out
Now You've Got it
Okay!
One more time and you'll have it
Outstanding
Outta sight
Perfect
Phenomenal
Pretty good
Radical
Remarkable
Remarkable Job
Right on
Sensational
Show me some more great work
Smart goin'
Spectacular
Spectacular Job
Stand up, whistle and clap like you just witnessed a great jump shot at a
basketball game
Stupendous
Super
Super (said, "sooooper!")
Super Job
Super Work
Superb
Superior work
Superstar
Sweet
Terrific
Terrific job
Thanks!
That looks like it is going to be a great paper
That was first class work
That's "A" work
That's a good boy/girl
That's a good point
That's a Great Job
That's a real work of art!
That's an interesting way of looking at it
That's better
That's better than ever
That's clever
That's coming along nicely
That's coming along very nicely
That's Correct
That's excellent!
That's fantastic
That's good
That's great
That's Hot
That's how to handle that!
That's Incredible
That's it!
That's much better
That's not half bad
That's quite an improvement
That's really nice
That's right!
That's the best ever
That's the best you've ever done
That's the right way to do it
That's the way
That's the way to do it
That's the way you do it
That's wonderful
Tremendous
Try your best
Very close
Very interesting
Way to Be on Task
Way to go!
Way to work
Well Done
Well look at you go
What a smart guy/girl
What an Imagination
What neat work
Whoaa!
Whos the smartest boy? (He answers: "Me!")
Wonderful!
Woo hoo! (Twirl fist in air as you say it)
Wow!

Can anyone point me to a list of verbal reinforcers we can use (i.e.,
Awesome!, Great Job!, Way to Go!)? I'd like to put them on a white board
so the tutors can glance up and say something besides "Good job." If you
could brainstorm and respond to me privately, I'll compile and repost the
list we've come up with. Thank you.
Carol

Sorry, I made a mistake and forgot to delete the old links page. Try again
if you wanted to see the new streamlined links page format.
Juliet Burk
Www.autismteachingtools.com

Hi,
There is a program on autism on channel 13 10pm (in new jersey area). Do
not know exactly what it is, but a program on Autism caught my eye.
happy and healthy

Hope everybody enjoyed their weekends. I updated the format of the links
page so you can get to the section you want easier. Check out the new
format. You may realize we have more links than you were able to notice
with the old format. Also, (sorry if this is redundant), check out our new
Toy and Game section. There is a good core of products there, and I am
expanding it even more every day. If anyone wants to be on an email list
for website updates email me privately. Also, if there are any behavioral
consultants who would like to post their website or email on the links page,
email me with your information, types of therapies you program, years
experience and contact information for at least 2 clients so I can check if
you are any good! Though no endorsement is implied by being on the list,
I'm sure some will take it that way, so I want to be careful.
Happy Monday!
Juliet Burk

Therapist needed for 9 yo lovable boy after 4:00 & alternate weekends. Jon is a
slow learner with autism. Work on community skills, play, OT, eliminating
vocal/oral-motor stereotypy.
Total of 20 hrs/wk available for 1 or 2 people.
Excellent pay, will train. We live in Acton, MA. Please respond privately.
Marilee

Hi all,
We need a therapist for my son Trevor. He is 5yo and
verbal. (Competitive pay) Any leads would be
appreciated! We live in Goose Creek, SC; it's
practically in Charleston. feel free to email me
privately.
Thanks,
Kim
rottenwoman_29@...
=====
God Bless!!!
Kim

Hi
Is anyone receiving services in the Lake of the Ozarks area, Elden,Osage Beach
in Missouri, if so email me privately.
ethand@...
LC

Therapist looking for families to work for in Denton and areas within 45
minutes of Denton. Please e-mail to chandralee_barzune@....

Looking for therapist to work with 8 year old autistic boy in Jacksonville,
Florida. Knowledge of ABA/VB helpful and experience preferred but will train
if the right person. Two mornings a week with additional hours available if
interested.
Excellent opportunity!
Contact me privately if you are interested.
melkimk@...

Listmates,
We'll be losing one of our experienced tutors this
month as she heads to Chapel Hill to attend UNC.
Emily has been with us for 11 months and has been
working with our autistic boy 10 hours per week.
Emily is mature, dependable, and a great addition to
any tutoring team. She is experienced in the verbal
behavior (VB) approach to tutoring, attended workshop
#1 by Dr. Vincent Carbone, and has been working under
the watchful eye of one of Dr. Carbone's associates.
She is interested in working in the following areas:
Chapel Hill, Durham, Burlington, or east side of
Raleigh.
If you are interested get hold of her soon! Emily's
email is: drewnemily@...
Have a great day!

Hi,
How's everyone doing? Anyway, I know a therapist looking for families
to work with in the areas of Santa Monica, Westwood, Pacific
Palisades and Culver City, CA
Please e-mail me if interested.
Thanks,
Rea

If you havent registered yet, heres a look at whats going on at Elija for the
summer and early fall!
July 24 & 25
We have 2 slots open for VB#4 workshop:
http://www.elija.org/VerbalBehaviorREG.html
For more details on the workshops themselves go to:
http://www.elija.org/Events.html
August 3: Dr. Bobby Newman
Addressing Self Help Skills* Toileting Feeding Dressing
Breakfast included 40.00 (Pre Registration) 50.00 for lates or walk ins
To register for this workshop: http://www.elija.org/BobbyReg.html
August 21: Dr. Brian Iwata (Most Published Author in the Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis)
Addressing Aggressive and Self-Injurious Behaviors *Assessment and Treatments
Breakfast & Lunch included 100.00 (Pre Registration)
To register for this workshop:
http://www.elija.org/IwataReg.html
August 22: Dr. Rick Kubina
Addressing Fluency Training
*Adding Fluency-Based Procedures to Existing Intervention Programs
Breakfast & Lunch included 75.00 (Pre Registration)
To register for this workshop:
http://www.elija.org/KubinaReg.html
October 18 ....7-Midnight Elija's Gala Event
Honoring Dr Bobby Newman
www.elija.org/galaevent.com
www.elija.org/ElijaGalaInfo.com
GO to our website : www.elija.org
Or email us for more information: elija@...

BlankHello,
I am looking for (1) information and (2) therapists that are using the VB
approach. I'm also
interested in ABA, NET, as well as visual cues, and how one can incorporate
aspects from the
different approaches in a program to the best advantage of the child.
I'm also needing to find some therapists for a home program for my son - he's 4
1/2,
high-functioning, presently in school but I'm wanting to supplement and support
what he's getting as
well as establish some good routines and schedules at home.
Thanks!!

Hi All,
I am looking for a therapist to add to a team in Plano, TX. Please email me
privately for details.
Thanks,
Jenny

Does anyone have a list of functional when questions - like, "When do
you use an umbrella?"
Thanks for any input.
Terry

Looking for therapists and consultants to work with my 3yr old
autistic son in southeast missouri. please send replies to
icmoon2@...

Hi all
I have heard a lot about ABA/VB services in St. Louis SSD and would
like parent info, how it works, where to live, availability of
therapists, can programs be home based, how long it takes to get the
services etc. ??? You may email me privately as I know sometimes
this list is checked out by those who dont belong here! Any info
would be greatly appreciated!!
Leighanne
ethand@...

Hi!
I am a BCaBA with 2 years experience in verbal behavior. I have
worked with a wide range of children with autism and I am looking to
provide home therapy for families in the North Florida area.
If interested, email me privately at: abatherapy@...

Has anyone tried the Great Action Adventure ABA computer game? We are
thinking of getting it for our 3-1/2 yo HF PDD-NOS daughter. We tried the DT
Trainer for 30 days, and, while I liked the program, it did not hold her
attention because she is used to more vivid programs such as Jumpstart and
Reader Rabbit. We recently had her assessed for speech therapy; while her
expressive language is at the 12-24 month stage, her receptive language was
assessed to be normal for her age. Based on this, would The Great Action
Adventure work for her? It's an expensive program for us, and I don't want
to get it and have her lose interest quickly. All opinions appreciated!
Blessings!
Karen

If you have experience in Verbal Behavior supervision and
am willing to travel to Israel, we would like to hear from you.
Contrary to what maybe projected from the BBC or CNN
Israel is safer than most western countries. We have supervisors
who come here from all over the world and none have ever been at risk.
Please attach information about your experience.
Regev, Israeli ABA Center

FYI...
TEACH = "Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act of 2002"
The ASA recently announced an important new Bill in Congress that would fund
desperately-needed teacher training in the area of autism. ASA urges you to
contact your Representative to ask them to co-sign the bill to help make this
legislation a reality.
<A
HREF="http://www.autism-society.org/news/2002_teach_cosponorships.html"
here: New Bill to Fund Teacher Training</A
http://www.autism-society.org/news/2002_teach_cosponorships.html
SUMMARY:
Smith-Doyle Teacher Education for Autistic Children (TEACH Act of 2002)
· Authorizes $15 million per year from FY 2003 through 2007 to provide
education or professional development training for personnel to be special
education teachers, teachers' aides, staff specialists, or special education
administrators with expertise in autism spectrum disorders.
· Authorizes $5 million per year from FY 2003 through 2007 to provide
competitive grants to assist State educational agencies to improve results
for autistic children.
· Authorizes $8 million per year from FY 2003 through 2007 to provide grants
to states to establish State Autism Ombudsman Offices to be comprised of
autism advocacy groups, family members, or volunteers to serve as a resource
to assist autistic families with legal, educational, and family support
assistance systems
· Provides for up to a $10,000 tax credit for qualified expenses, such as
education and training expenses.
· Requires educational agencies receiving assistance under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act to submit to the Secretary of Education a
report on autism early intervention activities to ensure that appropriate
training and educational services are being rendered.
· Establishes a Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding
minimum educational standards, existing educational models, and local
government programs.
Nikia Dower, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech and Language Pathologist
Autism Programming Consultant
Director and Owner/Dower and Associates, Inc.
t/a Speech, Language and Education Services of Prince William and Loudoun
Counties
Specialty: Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) Programs for Home and School
540-687-5412 (Loudoun)
703-330-0554 (Prince William)
http://card.netscape.com/ndower (updated 5/21/02)
www.dowerandassociates.com (under construction)
"Children with autism are not learning disabled, they are teaching
challenges."
Dr. Vincent Carbone, BCBA
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice,
but in practice, there is.

Hi!
I have a great dually certified teacher in Speech and special ed. She has been
with my team for about 2 months. She is really dedicated and very engaging and
REALLY works her butt off motivating the kid.
She has been getting training by me and my staff in AVB
and she went to carbone workshop #1. So she LOVES it..She is STILL learning ,
and is great at NET stuff. she is still getting trained on her skills at the
TABLE doing INTENSIVE TEACHING.
We are relly her first experience in AVB program so she is getting the hang of
it.. but I feel she has great potential..
So she KNOWS the foundations behind the science and so far is doing a GREAT job
applying it..
LET me know if you are interested! She is WITH and AGENCY and is willing to sign
up with YOUR agency (in nassau county, she will do either EI or CPSE)
She really wants to stick with AVB curriculum
LET ME KNOW
Nicole
The Elija Foundation
www.elija.org
ndibra@...

This diagnostic or descriptive term was mentioned in the newsletter of
the Madison, WI. chapter of the ASA. The newsletter cites the Spring 2001
publication, Naarative.
Is any one aware of this possible subset of the autism spectrum
disorders?
Nancy

Julie,
We just did this with my son and it worked well. We have 6 different colored
plastic bins of 2 different sizes. I just took photos of the empty bins. We
put whatever toy or activity we wanted him to do into a colored bin. On his
visual schedule he saw a picture of that colored empty bin, and learned he
had to do the activity that was in that bin. This way I don't have to
photograph every activity.
Barbara

We are currently about to prepare photos for a visual/written schedule for
James.
Do others tend to just put all kinds of 'table work' together into one category?
If so, and you want to set up 3 tasks before reinforcer, or even two, how do you
differentiate between tasks?
If not, how do you divide up and take a photo of / name simply, activities such
as tacts, ffc's, fluency sprints etc?
Sean, you know James very well now. Photos of reinforcing items will not be
hard, but how do you suggest we divide / photograph / name the tasks?
Julie in Scotland

Fellowlisters,
Thank you all so very much for responding to my post. I am very appreciative
of your input, suggestions and helpful insight.
I will keep you posted on our progress. Once again, thank you. I am grateful
to have access to a community of resources.
Warm regards,
Mary

Dear All,
I wonder if anyone had encountered the following pattern with their child and
had successfully dealt with it. Please share.
My son has lately developed a stimming pattern which we are finding very
difficult to eliminate or reduce. Most of his old stims involved objects (like
arranging numbers according to the timer on the video player or peeling off bits
of everything soft enough to peel and throwing it into the toilet bowl!!) and we
kind of made the objects disappeared and the stims stopped after some tantrums.
However now that he is a master of imitation skills (NVI and VI) he is onto
acting, complete with all the different voice intonation and sound effects; and
we have nothing to take away or hide as it is within him. We had tried stopping
him watching the videos for a period of time but his memory skills beat us to it
- he would still be acting out long after not watching the videos. He could
virtually act out most of the scenes in his favourite videos (and he has a lot
of them - over 200). While it was funny to see him do that in the beginning, we
think it is getting way out of hand. He does that all the time when he is out of
therapy sessions and not engaged in any interesting activities and he refused to
play with the toys which he had liked very much before. Sometimes we could
interrupt him (eg by saying "pause first, let's go...) but when he has started
acting out his current most favoured video, he would threw a major tantrum if
someone interrupts him. There are some good parts to it though, eg he would ask
us to join in and be part of the props for his show!
Should we stopped the videos all together? Would that discouraged him from
verbalising or imitating?
Please email me privately at yarch@... as I have limited access to the
group mail. Thanks.
Regards,
Yvonne
mom to HZ (3y8m - ASD) and ZH (1y7m - NT)

Okay, one more.
Kenny walks on his toes whenever he's not wearing shoes. He curls
his toes underneath, and it looks horribly painful. Any ideas on
what I can do about this (short of keeping him in shoes all the time)?
Thanks,
Diane

We are in desperate need for verbal behavior/ABA providers and a
consultant to work in Monroe (Orange County), NY. Kindly respond to
Hurls500@....

Hi,
Christina Burk's workshop in Fairfax, VA on June 22nd and 23rd is now
full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please send
email to lnicklas@....
Thanks very much,
Lisa Nicklas

hi
i need 1 or 2 vb therapist in the morrestown cherry hill nj area, i
will train.flexable with hours. please e mail me at
Jabberjaws817@...
thank you
christie

PRIME TIME FOR KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER of ROCKLAND ARC
located in New City, NY will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE
as we recruit new staff for our expanding ABA Verbal Behavior Program
on Wednesday May 29 and Thursday May 30
2:00-5:00 pm
Anticipated positions include
NYS CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Please call (845) 639-2425 for more information about our program or for
directions to our site.
In the event that you are unable to attend, please fax your resume to Lisa
Delaney, ABA Program Supervisor at(845)639-2433 or send an email to
ldelaney@....

Does anyone know of Verbal Behavior workshops or training coming up
in the Miami area? Thanks Ken

I have had so many thoughtful and wonderful responses to my post and
just wanted to say "THANK YOU" to all. Never have I posted a
question on any discussion forum with such generous responses. Know
that each of you that replied (or reply to others every day) is
making a huge differece!
Marcy Kelly

Does anyone know anything about the Variety School
in Syosset, NY? A friend's son was referred there & I
wondered if anyone is familiar.
Thanks.

Our son, Dylan, is 3-1/2 and has been in an intensive Lovaas-style
home ABA program (35 hrs/week). (We are currently starting a
supplemental VB program to see how he responds to NET.) His program
includes 5 hours per week in a preschool disabled program and 2 2hr
play dates during his home program per week. He is verbal, although
not converssational, and age appropriate on many academic skills
(alphabet, counting, colors, shapes, puzzles, etc). His primary
weeknesses are expressive language delay, recipricol language, peer
socialization. He still has a lot of problems with non-response and
scripting videos.
The school district wants to switch him to a full-day program at
school that will incorporate ABA (not Lovaas-style but couldn't tell
me what model) and some Greenspan with typical kids. I don't feel he
is ready...but how do you know when your child IS ready, and when the
appropriate time to make that kind of move is?
Marcy Kelly
mkelly@...

Hi
I am wondering if anyone is doing Verbal Behavior in Southern
California and if there are any VB schools as well. I have a son
almost three and we are looking to relocate as our IEP is going
nowhere. Email me privately if you have any info.
Leighanne
ethand@...

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Thank You
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Dear List,
I am investigating what strategies children with autism use to learn
words mapped to pictures and objects. I am seeking children with
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Thank you very much for your interest!

Wonder if anybody has tips for minimizing my son's
visual stimming. He's 25 months and he will stare at a
spot on the wall, or a design on a piece of furniture
and circle that spot, or tilt his head in all
directions, etc.
We've done an awful lot of breaking-into his stims by
turning them into peek-a-boo games or simply
distracting with another activity... but sometimes you
just have to feed the other kids or something and you
can't get to him in time. Anything creative that you
may have used would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

What is considered "mildly verbal"? It's always so
difficult to get an understanding of these things
because what is mild to someone may be low to someone
else or high for yet another parent. Thanks.
---
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 00:19:34 -0700
From: <cynd1270@...
...my son is mildly verbal...

Dr. Carbone's Introduction to Verbal Behavior workshop at Georgian Court
College in Lakewood, NJ on June 13-15, 2002 is at capacity. Please contact
Suzanne at Suzkuh@... if you need more information.

Hi guys, found a great book that is perfect for introducing Theory of Mind.
It is a children's book called "HUG" by Jez Alborough. The story is nearly
wordless (the word HUG appears on many pages). This is how we read it to
teach TOM. A little monkey walks up to a mommy-baby elephant pair who are
hugging and he labels, "HUG." I ask Evy, "What does the monkey see?"
Prompt, "the elephants are hugging." (He tends to see only the
label--elephants). Monkey walks past a pair of lizards, and snakes and
labels "Hug." Again, "What does the monkey see?" Prompt the
subject-action. Monkey walks past the elephants again with a very sad face.
You ask," How does the monkey feel?" (Sad) "Why does he feel sad?"
prompt "Because he wants a hug." Monkey continues walking dejectedly.
Maybe ask, "Does he want to hug the elephants?" who are watching monkey
walk away. (Prompt "NO") Ask " Who do you think he wants to hug?
(open-ended question)" (Any answer works) Comment "Let's find out " or "I
think he wants to find his mommy."
Monkey climbs on elephants trunk and tells elephant, "Hug" meaning he wants
help getting a hug. Elephant carries monkey on his head and off they go.
Ask, "Where do you think they are going?" Prompt "Maybe they are looking
for his mommy." Monkey sees cheetas (Evy calls them lions) hugging. Ask
"What does he see?" (Lions hugging). They walk on, monkey sees lions
hugging. Ask again, "What does he see?" Ditto with the hippos. Finally
all the animals watch as monkey opens his mouth and wails, "HUG!" We like
to reenact this part. Ask, "WHY is he yelling HUG!" (because he wants a
hug!) Monkey starts to cry. "Is he happy?" (No) "How does he feel?"
(Sad, lonely, etc). "What does he want?" (hug) Mommy Monkey comes
running, yelling "BOBO!" "Who do you think THAT is?" (mommy). "Why do you
think she is yelling "Bobo!" (that is his name)--inference moment. Monkey
runs to mother yelling "mommy!" "Is Bobo happy or sad?" (happy). Monkey
and mother hug. "Why do you think he is happy?" (Because he is getting a
hug). Monkey hugs elephants trunk and says "Hug." "Why is monkey hugging
the elephant?" (to say thank you for helping him find his mommy, because
he is happy, etc). Everybody has a group hug. (They are SO HAPPY).
Any time you ask a child to describe what another might be thinking, seeing
or feeling, you are helping them understand Theory of Mind, building
empathy, helping them acquire the foundation for social relationships. Keep
books in mind as a tool. FYI, we are fading the prompts ASAP. Juliet Burk

Dear Friends, I have just come from a meeting tonight at my sons school. We
are loosing a contract speech therapist and are already down like 2
positions. The school has posted and advertised but of course is not getting
much response. If anyone knows of someone willing to relocate they are
offering a very attractive package. We live in a rural part of Michigan and
it is quiet and beautiful country! The district is one of the better ones in
the state. Yes, we still have our problems but I don't know of a district
that doesn't. There are some great kids here to work with and staff that is
supportive.
PLEASE we are in great need! If you know of anyone or of any sources we
could go to please let me know and I will pass this on!
THANK YOU
Sandy

Hi, all. Just wanted to let you know that I put up the first drafts
of the "What is NET?" and "Functional Assessment" sections on my website.
I'll be adding to them as I get more time, but had a lot of requests to get
them up quickly, so I wanted to be compliant! The address is:
www.ChristinaBurkABA.com
Best,
Christina

HELLO ALL!
Please send your registrataions in ASAP. As the Gutstein Workshop still has a
few more seats left! And Christina Burks 2 day intro to Verbal Behavior is
filling up fast!
Here are the specs on the workshops:
Solving the Relationship Puzzle
PRESENTED BY DR.STEVEN GUTSTEIN
Author of Solving The Relationship Puzzle
In Long Island New York
Hosted by The Elija Foundation
Residence Inn
9 Gerhard Road
Plainview, NY 11803
DIRECTIONS
Tuesday MAY 21, 2002
8:00-8:30 AM (pre reg.)- 4:00 PM
A workshop for Parents and Professionals
Pre Registration .....75.00 (Includes Coffee & Bagels &
Boxed Lunch)
Late/Walk In Registrations ....100.00
(ONLY IF PRE REGISTRATION DOESNT FILL CAPACITY)
SEATS ARE LIMITED
PRE REGISTER BY APRIL 30 2002
Outline of the One Day Workshop:
We are honored to have Dr.Bobby Newman,Ph.D,B.C.B.A to do
Opening
Morning: starts at 9:00 a.m.
Defining the Relationship Puzzle:
Understanding the Unique Social and Emotional Deficits of
Autism
Typical Relationship Development: The RDI 6 level
Model
Relationship Development in Autism
Basic Principles of Relationship Development
Intervention
Afternoon: starts at 1:00 p.m.
Relationship Development Assessment: Doing the RDA to
Determine Where to Start
Developing Relationship Intervention Plans
Developing a Social and Emotional IEP that is
Meaningful
Using RDI with Different Age Groups, Populations and
in Different Settings
Audience Questions
To Register: SOLVING THE RELATIONSHIP PUZZLE REGISTRATION FORM
More about the workshop...
Heroic parents, desperately search for a peer who will accept and play with
their son or daughter with Autism, Aspergers,
PDD and NVLD. They dream that an understanding friend will serve as the crucial
relationship bridge, opening the social world
for their child. Inevitably, they come face-to-face with a sad truth. You
cannot acquire friends as if they were objects or
possessions. And you cannot place a child with severe social deficits in a
normal setting and expect he will understand the
subtle signals of friendship through osmosis.
Until recently, there were few alternatives to the prayers and dreams of
parents and family that somehow, someway, they
would find an alternative to the general medical expectations; that their
child's condition would most likely result in a life apart
from others.
After years of clinical practice, teaching and research, Dr. Steven Gutstein
and Dr. Rachelle Sheely were unwilling to accept
these bleak predictions. They believed that people in the Autism spectrum could
become true partners in authentic relationships.
But, only through an intervention program designed to fit their unique style of
learning. Relationship Development Intervention,
RDI, is the result of their persistent efforts to open the world of joy,
excitement and unity found in authentic relationships, to
persons in the Autism spectrum.* Through RDI, there is a path to
emotionally fulfilling lives for thousands of children,
adolescents and adults facing lonely, isolated
futures.
Dr. Gutstein has described the theory and methods of RDI in his top selling
book, Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship
Puzzle. In the spring of 2002, Jessica Kingsley will publish Dr. Gutstein and
Sheely two-volume collection of over 300 activities
and objectives for relationship development. Parents, educators and
professionals throughout the world will finally have the
tools to design comprehensive relationship programs.
Now, Dr. Steve Gutstein, in cooperation with The Elija Foundation will present
an intensive one day workshop to introduce
you to the Relationship Intervention Program.
*This method also works for others who have neurological disorders that lead
to similar social and emotional deficits.
JUNE 2002
THE ELIJA FOUNDATION TOGETHER WITH UNLOCKING AUTISM PRESENTS
Christina Burk, M.A Consulting Behavior Analyst
Presents
2 DAY WORKSHOP ON
Applied Behavior Analysis & Verbal Behavior Teaching Functional
Communication to Students with Autism
June 8 & 9
8:00 Pre Registration & Breakfast Workshop 9-5
Pre Register For 2 day event ....$40.00 Late/Walk In
Registrations $50.00
MUST PRE REGISTER BY MAY 18,2002
The Residence Inn
9 Gerhard Road
Plainview, NY 11803
DIRECTIONS
Do you want to learn how to improve the development of functional language
(including speech, sign, & PECS), reinforce
effectively, strengthen generalization, and improve the overall quality of
your applied behavior analysis (ABA) programming?
This workshop will discuss the ABA approach to teaching verbal behavior (VB) to
students with autism. This application of the
science of behavior is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of VB and the
subsequent work of Drs. Jack Michael, Vincent
Carbone, Mark Sundberg, Jim Partington,et al.
Participants will learn about the basic verbal operants, motivation and its
critical role in teaching, assessment procedures, and
curricular objectives that are essential for success in a student's
educational program. The workshop will address effective
teaching procedures for students with a range of skill repertoires and is for
anyone looking to increase language, whether the
student is nonvocal, has some language, or is nearly
conversational.
The workshop will describe and demonstrate:
· Pairing and establishing operations (EO)
· Errorless learning and teaching, including prompting and
fading procedures
· Assessment / Curriculum development, including the Assessment of Basic
Language & Learning Skills (ABLLS)
· Effective teaching practices to be used in both the natural environment
(NET) and in structured teaching environments
If you have the Sundberg and Partington manual and ABLLS please
bring them with you
To Register: Christina Burk's Introduction To Verbal Behavior
Workshop Registration Form
Christina Burk, M.A. is a consulting behavior analyst based in Hartsdale, NY.
She holds a Masters in Applied Behavior
Analysis from Columbia University and has been teaching students with autism
and other developmental disabilities since 1995.
She currently provides services for families, school districts, and
organizations throughout the US, Canada, and overseas. For
more information, please visit www.ChristinaBurkABA.com
GO TO WWW.ELIJA.ORG FOR ELIJA EVENT INFORMATION!
See you there!
Nicole

We would sincerely appreciate your thoughts and ideas
on the following.
For preschool children, say those between 3 years and
3 1/2 years old, if they initiate speech on their own,
even if it's just to ask for things they want, like a
videotape, etc., and they say "Daddy, may I have the
XYZ (whatever videotape it is that they want at that
point) videotape, please" (which the child has been
taught to say), "Mommy, I want juice, please," "I want
an ice cream," and clap for themselves when they do
something right and say "I got it, yeah!," and say "I
wanna see XYZ" (it's usually two family members that
are mentioned) -- what does this indicate about the
children?
If the children are also very good with counting
numbers, the alphabet, site-reading several words, and
writing a few words, what does this indicate?
We are very concerned that while they learn relatively
quickly and this leads us to believe that they are at
least of average intelligence, that the constant
motion, moving around, fidgetiness, and almost always
walking around in a circle while watching television
(which we try to stop by redirecting or asking to sit
down) will make it very difficult for them to learn in
a structured environment such as school.
Thank you for your input.

Hello,
My name is Ken Delisi. I have opened an after school therapeutic
center for children with autism and related disabilities here in
Miami Florida. The center is open from 4:30-6:30 M-F.
I am in the process of getting my summer camp rolling as well. The
camp will be from 9:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. The location is 7701 S.W. 98th
st. If you have any questions please e-mail me at
kdelisi@... or call 786-290-2402. Thank you, Ken.

Hi Everyone:
The following workshop is being offered by the Child Development Centre of
Oakville:
Workshop #4: Teaching Verbal Behavior: Hands-on Training for Tutors
& Therapists
Presenters: Cherish Richards, BCABA and Holly Smith, BCABA
(from Dr. Vincent J. Carbone, Ed.D., Florida, USA)
Dates: June 4 & 5, 2002 or June 6 & 7, 2002
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 2774 South Sheridan Way,
Oakville, Ontario
Prerequisites: Workshop #1 by Dr. Vincent J. Carbone (or
equivalent)
Cost: $630.00 Canadian
Participants: Limited to 20 participants per session
(As May 3, 2002 - only 2 spots available
for June 4/5th and approximately 6 spots available for June 6/7th, 2002)
Contact Information: Tracie Lindblad
(905) 849-7993
e-mail: tracie@...
Tracie L. Lindblad
Director, Child Development Centre of Oakville
www.cdco.com
President, Four Points Inc.
www.fourpointsinc.com
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice,
but in practice, there is.

You people are awesome. I can't believe I quickly everyone came through
with resources for me. Now I have to study which one would suit us
best.
Also, being that I am moving to Montana does any one know of ANYONE out
there I can connect up with for resources? I will be living thirty
miles from West Yellowstone. If there's any of you Montana people out
there please give me a private e-mail.
Thanks again gang. You all are the best!
Penny

Hi Nicole,
Dr Carbone and his program sounds wonderful, I wish I could attend it, but I
live in Africa. I was wondering if you could give me some highlights of the
program as compared to ABA... I have a 3 1/2 year old ASD son, who started to
talk eight months ago, He has no problem asking for his needs, but will use as
little words as possible eventhough his vocab. is well over 1000 words, plus he
falls short on the what, where and how questions. Could you help me out a little
and give me tips on how Dr Carbone would pull this kind of communication. I
don't think I could afford a trip to America.
Thanks for your help,
Nina

Hi,
I am looking for families to work for, this summer. Services
provided are playdates and aba therapy. Please e-mail me at
itsaplaydate@... if interested. Services are provided in the
areas of Culver City, Westwood, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica
California.
Thanks,
Rea

I have been attending the 3 day workshop with Dr Carbone on Verbal Behavior
For those of you who missed it I HIGHLY recommend attending ny upcoming
workshops that he does have
He is AMAZING. It is a life changing experience (check out drcarbone.net for
workshop scheduals)
And I have learned more (as has my teachers who the WHOLE team is attending)
than I have ever known when it comes to functional language
I am just blown away with the video footage and the misinterpretation that I HAD
as well as I beleive alot of the ABA community is on WHAT ABA is..As well as the
horrible teaching procedures many NY agencies are training our staff in..
If you cant see Dr carbone WHO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND FIRST OFF..
please come to our into workshop on VB (Verbal Behavior) with christina burk.
(www.christinaburkaba.com)
Our site is
http://www.elija.org
See the EVENTS section
We will also be hosting Dr ccarbones #4 workshop and will hopefully in the near
future (will MAY be as late as NEXT year) to have Dr carbone do a intro on Long
Island
There are parents and professional leaving there in tears as well as STOPPING
their programming in progress.. It is trully overwhelming..as well as MANY
questioning their past, present and future teaching methods.
Dr Carbones workshop is the most comprehensive I have EVER ATTENDED . IT leaves
you EMPOWERED and extremely knowledgable in dealing with unwilling learners and
self stimulatory or task avodant escape beahviors and most importantly teaching
FUNCTIONAL communication (including sign)
IT is unreal..and it has been the BEST 3 days of my ABA life! I have a very
DETAILED OVERALL understanding of ABA and verbal operants than I ever could have
had..
I cannot stress this enough.. I am completley over whelmed.. I thought I knew
everything from past consulatntions as well as all the literature I have read
and heard ob him. (I have been implementing a VB w ithout being at this intro.)
It is NOT the same as to see him in person!
I now have TRUE understanding of WHAT and why I am doing it.. My son HAS been
beneiftting even though I didnt have a complete understanding..
But now more than ever I know I am giving him the BEST that is out there .
Nicole

Hi everyone,
I recently posted looking for advise on how to find families in my
area. Thanks to everyone who replied! I posted to this list, and I
have located a few families within my area (central florida).
Thanks again everyone!
Coral

Dear Listmates
Several people have asked about verbal behavior footage on tape. The
Behavior Analysts, Inc. and the STARS school whose co-founders' (Dr. Mark
Sundberg and Dr. James Partington) are the writers of the "ABLLS" and
"Teaching Language and Communication to Children with Autism and other
deveopmental disabilities", whose curriculum and methodology is now
implemented and applied by Drs. Carbone and McGreevey and Christina Burke
and other wonderful Behavior Analysts across the country, have an excellent
video that has been available since last year, you can find more
information on their website http://www.behavioranalysts.com/. The
Behavior Analysts training division also has several wonderful training
tapes, that give many real life examples of various verbal operants. These
training tapes are shown during training workshops at the agency and I
don't know if they're available to public, but you can also get info on
those at the same site, by contacting the training division.
Sincerely
Arzu Forough,
p.s. my son has been a client of BAI since 1/00, and I've been very
impressed by the quality of the services and materials provided by the
training resources at BAI. I've worked with several other Behavior
Analysts and agencies prior and have yet to see this level of quality and
thoroughness.

sorry for the cross posting..however I noticed alot of VERBAL BEHAVIOR going on
about WHAT VB looks like on tape..
As we all anxiously await a possible series of avb worshops by dr carbone and
his associates, or perhaps christina..
I would very much like to know WHAT it is, IF we WERE to compile PERSONAL
footage from our own programs.
The cost would be NOTHING Or menial (to cover production ,copying tapes and /or
shipping)
Mind you guys, this will be NO steven spielberg or martin scorsase quality OK :)
What is it would you like to see in action?
Of course you would have to understand that these would EXAMPLES of 2 particular
programs not RECIPES for someone to copy and follow exactly with THEIR
children...
.
We would ASSUME most have a basic KNOWLEDGE Of ABA..
We could , PRIOR to showing a clip explain what is going to be seen in the NEXT
segment
We would show examples of eliciting or teaching the verbal operants (tact mand
intraverbal WH or fill in )
as well as those who DO NOT prioritze the verbal operants in their program how
we do intensive teaching time at the table and AWAY from..Like I heard Sunberg
says "There is nothing MAGICAL about a TABLE" As well as Dana Reinecke's talk at
Queens college "Taking the TRIAL out of Dicrete trial teaching" "DTT does not
have to be face to face - knee to knee at a child sized table with proper
posture and hands and feet arranged perfectly on floor and lap".
I am assuming a good way to do it is to break down the different teaching
procedures that we apply.
Perhaps
* WHAT PAIRING looks like with a new teacher (non contingent reinforcement of
course while appropriate)
* What our prompt boards and data materials look like and HOW we utilize
these..as well as how we use this data to steer our sessions and targets and
rates of aqusition
* WHAT it looks like to mix and vary skills as well as difficult and easy trails
and give intermitten reinforcement (using fast past iti's and going with
behavioral momentum)
* Showing what a manding session would look like or how to use the TV or
computer or NET to get tacts and mands (spontaneously)
*What it looks like when our children engage in task avoidant or self
stimulatory behaviors HOW our teachers deal with these circumstances. (competing
reinforcer. establishing and maintaining EO. extinction )
* varying language and conversational tone (sd's)
Would there be anything else you would like to see? SO that you have a better
example of WHAT these teaching procedures look like in actions. I am assuming
THIS is what is confusing to all? Please let me know
AGAIN, understand this would be what OUR programs look like.. examples of
..based on OUR children functioning level (we happen to have Carbone VB
consultants, and I know some use Lovaas , Greer etc)
Perhaps this type of tape will help you in some way.??
If we see enough people would be interested or just want a glimpse of what these
procedures look like for 2 particular children..we will consider "producing"
such a tape..
Let me know
Nicole
The Elija Foundation
www.elija.org

I would like to take this time to thank everyone who
attended the Autism 2002 Angel of Autism Conference in
Wilkes-Barre, PA. It certainly was a great success.
I do hope that everyone left with useful information and
some good ideas for future planning for their children.
I would like to also take this time to thank all the
GREAT professionals who participated at the conference.
They certainly did go above and beyond in their
presentations and their interactions with the attendees.
Again THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!
See you next year!!!!!!Mare

Hi everyone,
I am new to this list and wanted to introduce myself. I am a second
year Master's student in Behavior Analysis at the University of
North Texas, and I have been providing early intervention services
for children with ASD for about two years. I will be in the Daytona
Beach/St. Augustine area from May 13 until August 16, and I am
looking for families who need an ABA therapist. If anyone in the
area is looking for an experienced therapist over the summer, please
contact me for more information.
Thanks and best wishes,
Coral Lee, B.S.
(386) 439-5605 or (940) 387-9070

RE:

Hello all,
We are keeping registration open until Monday, April 29 on the Workshop with
Dr. Gerhardt. I would encourage everyone to attend, if possible. It should
be very informative, upbeat, and it is very reasonably priced. Below is the
details.
Judy
workshop by Dr. Peter Gerhardt. It's titled "Who's Life is it Anyway? It's
Never Too Early " (Preparing the Child with ASD for Adulthood)
Suffolk Services for Autism in Levitown, NY. He is a nationally known
expert on tranistion planning as a lifetime process. An overview of skill
development across the life span in order to develop an increasingly
positive, individually determined quality of life will be covered.
cost is only $25.00, which INCLUDES continental breakfast, Lunch and
mid-afternoon snack WOW!! We hope by keeping the cost minimal, everyone
who is interested will be able to attend. Location is Drake Conference
Center, 151 West Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati Ohio 45216.
registration form by calling The Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati at
513-636-7203.
are we going?, what's important to target?, how do we define a quality
life?" and more. It will be informative for parents of children of all
ages within the ASD spectrum.

If anyone knows or is interested in working with my 9
1/2 year old son diagnosed autistic in verbal behavior
in the Orlando, FL area please contact me at
mancones@... He has VB learning in the past
by Holly Kibbe and loves to learn. Very good kid with
few behaviors. Would love part time on weekends but
will work with your schedule. He is very busy in
swimming and horseback riding and will be starting
music therapy soon. He's also going to summer camp
during the day but school is very flexible.
Sincerely, Marianne Mancone

Hello everyone,
I am wondering if anyone has a copy of the following article: "A Touch Cue
Method of Therapy for Developmental
Verbal Apraxia" by A. Baser (1984) found in "Seminars in Speech and
Language", Vol. 5, Number 2 I have been trying to locate it, but so far
unsuccessfully. If anyone can be of help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Tamara

Hello! The Elija Foundation is planning :
Workshop #4: Teaching Verbal Behavior
Hands-on Training for Tutors & Therapists
Conducted by Cherish Richards, BCABA & Holly Kibbe, BCABA
This would be held in Nassau County New York.
We are trying to get a estimated INTEREST count for those who would be
interested in attending.
Usually it is only limited to 20 people.
The cost will depend on the attendees, but the cost will be around 425.00 max..
for a 2 day workshop from 8:30 - 5 each day with 1 hr for lunch (includes
breakfast and lunch)
Please email
elija@...
If you would be interesting in attending
This two-day workshop is designed to provide tutors,
therapists, and parents, that serve as their child's
primary therapist, with guided practice in implementing
the methods described in Dr. Carbone's Workshop #1:
Introduction to Verbal Behavior. The participants spend
most of their time practicing the methods of effective
instruction demonstrated in video tape illustrations
during the Introductory Workshop. Each participant
receives precise feedback on their teaching methods.
The participants are provided supervised practice in the
following areas:
establishing instructional control with an unwilling
learner
manipulating establishing operations (E0) during
teaching opportunities to maintain learner attention
scoring the ABLLS and developing instructional
objectives
choosing an appropriate response form (sign, vocal,
pictures)
teaching the echoic repertoire and transitioning from
sign language to vocal verbal behavior
manipulating EOs to teach early to advanced
manding skills
teaching early to advanced receptive, visual
performance, motor imitation, tacting, and
intraverbal skills
teaching reciprocal conversation skills in advanced
learners, verbal behavior across all settings, and
social skills in early and advanced learners
organizing your program materials and data
recording methods
Prerequisites: All participants are required to attend Dr.
Carbone's Workshop #1: Introduction to Verbal
Behavior, and have at least some experience teaching
children with autism within an intensive teaching
program.
(Audio taping is allowed-please refrain from video
taping.)

(Sorry for the cross posting)
I am looking for one additional ABA/AVB therapist to work (4-6 hours
per week) with our High Functioning Autistic son, Dylan who just
turned 2 years old in March.
Please email me directly if you have any interest or referrals.
Thanks!
Christy Crider (Dylan's Mom)
Corona, CA
Email: christycrider@...

I recently started probing one of my students to see what sight words he has.
I initially started out having him match a word to pictures in a field of
three. He had a perfect score. I then had him match picture to word in a
field and he did perfect as well. After the first 50 words, I decided just
to place a field of three in front of him and have him get the word I ask
for. I'm certain to put similarly spelled words in a field so that I know
he's discriminating. Right now, he has about 200 sight words. I'm wondering
now where to go from here. The words I've been probing him on fall into
concrete categories (i.e., foods, vehicles, colors, shapes, numbers, animals,
etc). Should I start working on the Dolch reading list next? This
particular student has limited verbal language due to his apraxia, but has
above average receptive skills. HELP! Thanks so much in advance! If I've
rambled without making myself clear, e-mail me and I'll try to clarify!
Thanks again!
Victoria Koenigkramer
ABA Therapist
PO Box 961
Green Brook, NJ 08812
(phone) 908-591-1577
(fax) 732-424-9755
GoldenEydGoddess@...

"Lorelie Sindt" <chrislolo@...
<cut for brevity
The problem is spelling. We had his list cut down to 4 words. He will do the
same words for weeks as he cannot get them right on paper. His words right
now are "on, chop, rap, hop".<cut for brevity
sentence that included his beloved trains, he wrote her entire sentence with
all words spelled right.
Just a thought, but why don't you drop spelling lists, and have him write
sentences about his favorite topics. You could have him write, say, three
sentences a day. Then you could analyze the sentences for spelling rules
represented by correctly spelled words and maybe just ask him, e.g.
"If ----- is spelled ------, then how would you spell ______ (another word
using the same rule)." If there are mis-spellings in the sentences, then
you could show him how to spell them correctly, and give him other similar
sentences with the word mis-spelled - his job would be to find the
mis-spelled word and correct it.
I would suggest that writing sentences to contain a given target word is a
much harder linguistic task than writing sentences about something that
interests you. Many of the traditional spelling list activities are
actually quite high-level linguistic challenges. Also, if he can
demonstrate mastery of spelling rules in a way that he finds less difficult,
you are more likely to teach him to enjoy spelling well.
I apologize for rambling -- I should rework this to make it more coherent,
but I'm just too tired.
Lots of luck, and report back on what you do and how it works,
MoSam

Hi All,
The Behavior Analyst Today is proud to announce its newest issue 3.1.
This issue is full of the types of articles and contrversies that have
made BAT the paper read by over 2,000 readers. The new website address is
http://www.tclc.com/BATSITE/
Check it out!
Joe

Hi listmates,
Sorry for this cross-post and apologize in advance if anyone gets duplicate
copies of this post. That being said, I am an ABA therapist in the central
NJ area looking to add a family or two on the weekends (both Saturday and
Sunday) in the mornings only. As I'm located in Piscataway, NJ, I am looking
to stay in the Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean County areas. Please, if you
are from North Jersey, I am unable to accomodate anyone in that area due to
time restraints. If interested in my abilities as a therapist, contact me
via e-mail at <A HREF="GoldenEydGoddess@..."
or by phone at (908) 591-1577. I
look forward to hearing from you!
Victoria Koenigkramer
ABA Therapist
PO Box 961
Green Brook, NJ 08812
(phone) 908-591-1577
(fax) 732-424-9755
<A HREF="GoldenEydGoddess@..."

Hi everyone,
i will be moving to the Albany, NY area at the end of May having
recently been married. I have worked for two years as a DTT therapist
and have recently been trained in Verbal Behavior. i have been
working as a trainer, shadow at school (which i love and would love
to continue doing), and provider of many playdates! i love my job and
as i am moving want to continue in this field. please contact me with
ANY possibilities you may have or know of someone else having!
sincerely,
megan miller
mjmsweeper@...

Subject: Attn: Time sensitive Info--North Carolina Medicaid Waiver
Recipients!

I can highly recommend a very energetic reliable therapist that is moving to
Muscogee County - Columbus Georgia area - in June. She is a first year
kindergarten teacher, but has been working with our son with autism for over
two years prior - with a home behavioral program.
Her name is Jade and her email is kajun88@...
For reference information feel free to email me at karlajoy@...

Dear List,
Once again I'm in need of a therapist for a two year old VB program in New
Orleans. Our consultant works directly with Dr. McGreevy in Orlando Florida
and comes in every 2-1/2 month on the average. We have two therapist and one
is leaving to go to Boston. My son is four years old, works at a table for
long periods of time, and is very well behaved. He is working on RFFC's,
quantity of numbers, shaping sounds, and many more tasks across the ABBLS. I
would like someone to start training very soon (mid May). Please email me if
you know of anyone interested. Thanks again.
Jackie Case

Dr. Carbone's Intro to Verbal Behavior Workshop (workshop #1) in Staten
Island, May 2-4, is at capacity. A list of his upcoming workshops can be
viewed at www.drcarbone.net.
Jenn

Anyone in Wisconsin have any advice for us on how to appeal an open
enrollment denial from their resident school district? We applied for open
enrollment for our son with PDD to a few excellent nonresident school
districts and our resident school district denied us to go elsewhere due to
"undue financial burden". We know we have 30 days to appeal the denial.
What we need is some help on how to make the appeal a successful appeal.
PLEASE any help you can give is will be deeply appreciated!!!
Sincerely,
Jim and Rose Helms
608-966-1082

strength based IEPs info.
In educational situations, it is essential that parents understand
the nature of the weak areas, what skills need to be learned to
strengthen those areas, and how the strong areas can be used to help
remediate the child's weak areas.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/tests_measurements.html

Hi there,
I wonder if anyone can help me. My son love to open and close doors --has
anybody have any ideas how to limit this action. Also, my son has a huge vocab.
but will only use it if you push him; any ideas how to make it more natural.
Thanks for your help.
Nina

Hello all,
The Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati is excited about our May 3, 2002
workshop by Dr. Peter Gerhardt. It's titled "Who's Life is it Anyway? It's
Never Too Early " (Preparing the Child with ASD for Adulthood)
Dr. Gerhardt, formerly with Rutgers, is Executive Director of Nassau Suffolk
Services for Autism in Levitown, NY. He is a nationally known expert on
tranistion planning as a lifetime process. An overview of skill development
across the life span in order to develop an increasingly positive, individually
determined quality of life will be covered.
Dr. Gerhardt is a great presenter, very informative and humorous, as well.
Registration begins at 8:00am. Workshop runs from 8:30 - 3:30pm. The cost is
only $25.00, which INCLUDES continental breakfast, Lunch and mid-afternoon snack
WOW!! We hope by keeping the cost minimal, everyone who is interested will be
able to attend. Location is Drake Conference Center, 151 West Galbraith Rd.,
Cincinnati Ohio 45216.
Registrations must be returned by April 22. You can request a registration form
by calling The Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati at 513-636-7203.
This workshop will help answer those questions we all have about "where are we
going?, what's important to target?, how do we define a quality life?" and
more. It will be informative for parents of children of all ages within the ASD
spectrum.
Judy

We're about to start the program, "What do you need to _____?" If someone
already has a list of targets made, I'd love to get a copy.
Thanks

The long awaited 2.4 issue of the Behavior Analyst Today is up on its new
website:
http://www.tclc.com/BATSITE/
This is the one and ony Behavior Analyst Today. Accept no imitations.
Joe

The Mariposa School is expanding it's programs now that we have a new site for
our school in Cary, NC. We have positions available for instructors, either
part time or full time. Benefits are available to full time employees.
Instructors work one-on-one with students, employing techniques described in
Sundberg and Partington's "Teaching Language to Children with Autism and Other
Developmental Disabilities" as well as many of the techniques used by Dr.<