Jan 31, 2025 · Behavioral interventions, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), can be helpful for children whose foot obsession is part of a broader pattern of repetitive behaviors. ABA focuses on reinforcing appropriate behaviors while minimizing disruptive ones.

Dr. Mary Barbera talks about autism and tying shoes. In this blog she reviews one of the best way to learn to tie shoes that parents can start using today!

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses what shoes for kids with autism are best, and provide some strategies for how to get your child to stop taking off their shoes. You'll also learn how to tackle a number of other shoe problems too.

Resources, blog, workshops and courses for professionals, parents and children with autism by Mary Barbera, author and certified behavior analyst.

Over the past 2 decades, Mary has gone from knowing almost nothing about autism to becoming a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, writing two best-selling books including her most recent book...

Dr. Mary Barbera “fell” into the autism world in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas was diagnosed. Since then, Mary transformed from a confused and overwhelmed parent and Registered Nurse to a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, PhD, and best-selling author.

Mary Barbera is an American behavior analyst and author who works on autism. [1] [2] She is known for her work on using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with autism. Her books include The Verbal Behavior Approach (2007), a book about Applied Behavior Analysis and B. F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. [3]

Mary shares some of her most influential mentors, and how she’s been able to collaborate with some of them. Today’s Guest Mary Lynch Barbera, Ph.D., RN, BCBA-D, “fell” into the autism world in the late 1990s when her first-born son Lucas started showing signs of autism.

Meditation on the Soles of the Feet (SoF), a brief MBP, can reduce challenging behavior in children with ASD when delivered by a natural intervention agent in an elementary school setting. Three 9-to-10-year old children with ASD, presenting with high rates of challenging behavior and IQ scores above 85, were