Season 01: Episode 05
Dr. Mary Barbera:
LABELED AS AN AUTISM MOM TURNED AUTHOR AND BEHAVIORAL ANALYST
Dr. Mary Barbera “fell” into the autism world in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas was diagnosed with autism. Over the past two decades, Mary transformed from a Registered Nurse and an overwhelmed parent to a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author of The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders published in 2007. In her new book, Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism as well as in her online courses, Dr. Barbera teaches her unique step-by-step system to help young children with autism (or signs of autism) to communicate and learn while reducing or eliminating challenging behaviors.