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15. Thoughtful and Compassionate Educational Programs for Learners with Autism with Jennifer Herbert, BCBA
After starting her career in Child Development, Jennifer Herbert went on to get a MA in Special Education and completed her BCBA coursework through FIT University. Jennifer became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2014 and has been working with people with autism for over 30 years. Jennifer co-owned Enriching the Lives of Children with Autism (ELCA) for over 10 years, at which point ELCA merged with Trumpet Behavioral Health (TBH). Jennifer was a Senior Clinician at TBH for 5 years and is currently a Clinical Director with Silicon Valley ABA in Northern California.
Collaboration and learning from other professionals continues to be a best practice for Jennifer. Jennifer's focus during her career has been developing programs that enrich the lives of learners and their families in meaningful ways.
Jennifer can be reached at [email protected]. Please visit Silicon Valley ABA's website at www.siliconvalleyaba.com for more information.
April is National Autism Awareness month. In this episode Jennifer and I discuss:
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The history of diagnosing autism and how the diagnostic criteria changed overtime including the wrong and harmful blaming of mothers back in the 1950's for causing autism known as "refrigerator mother's syndrome."
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Multidisciplinary teams that include ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy and more.
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Honoring the whole person, celebrating strengths and gifts while addressing areas of development that may benefit from thoughtful and compassionate skill building.
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Why it's important to listen to autistic people (we speak specifically about Temple Grandin–the most famous autistic person).
Access to Early Start Programs in California
https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/
National Institute of Health - Early Interventions for Autism by state in the US
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism/conditioninfo/treatments/early-intervention
Please find Temple Grandin's website https://www.templegrandin.com/ and one of her books that I specifically reference in this conversation is Thinking in Pictures.
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After starting her career in Child Development, Jennifer Herbert went on to get a MA in Special Education and completed her BCBA coursework through FIT University. Jennifer became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2014 and has been working with people with autism for over 30 years. Jennifer co-owned Enriching the Lives of Children with Autism (ELCA) for over 10 years, at which point ELCA merged with Trumpet Behavioral Health (TBH). Jennifer was a Senior Clinician at TBH for 5 years and is currently a Clinical Director with Silicon Valley ABA in Northern California.
Collaboration and learning from other professionals continues to be a best practice for Jennifer. Jennifer's focus during her career has been developing programs that enrich the lives of learners and their families in meaningful ways.
Jennifer can be reached at [email protected]. Please visit Silicon Valley ABA's website at www.siliconvalleyaba.com for more information.
April is National Autism Awareness month. In this episode Jennifer and I discuss:
-
The history of diagnosing autism and how the diagnostic criteria changed overtime including the wrong and harmful blaming of mothers back in the 1950's for causing autism known as "refrigerator mother's syndrome."
-
Multidisciplinary teams that include ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy and more.
-
Honoring the whole person, celebrating strengths and gifts while addressing areas of development that may benefit from thoughtful and compassionate skill building.
-
Why it's important to listen to autistic people (we speak specifically about Temple Grandin–the most famous autistic person).
Access to Early Start Programs in California
https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/
National Institute of Health - Early Interventions for Autism by state in the US
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism/conditioninfo/treatments/early-intervention
Please find Temple Grandin's website https://www.templegrandin.com/ and one of her books that I specifically reference in this conversation is Thinking in Pictures.