Today, I am going to talk about how I think the Titanic and autism are similar.
Hi, I'm Dr. Mary Barbera, autism mom, board-certified behavior analyst, and bestselling author.
A few months ago, I was at an online marketing conference, and we were doing an exercise
and talking about our products, and how if parents and professionals did not purchase
our products, what would happen?
What would be the big deal?
We were just going through a brainstorming process.
And, I literally had a vision of the Titanic sinking, and people in the autism field, both
parents and professionals, I think are really struggling, and almost drowning, drowning
in the wrong types of programing, parents are struggling to provide the level of support
their children need.
Parents are struggling with how to deal with problem behaviors.
Schools are struggling with how to provide for so many different needs of kids, all along
the spectrum.
There's not the team collaboration there needs to be, because everyone is really at their
wit's end, trying to deal with the volume of children with autism, and the varying symptoms
and issues that each child faces.
I believe that my step-by-step procedures, that are outlined in my three online courses,
my procedures that I talk about in each week in the video blog, in my writing of articles,
and my book, I believe that I do have a system, almost like a lifeboat, for people to get
into, to begin to get to a more fulfilling, happier life for them and their children or
clients.
I know that probably sounds really pretty extreme, that kids, and families, and professionals
are drowning, but I do believe that there are lots of struggles going on.
I have seen major transformation in parents and professionals who have purchased my course,
and are talking about the transformation they're seeing within their clients and children.
In an effort to get this information out, to get at least the basics out, I have a brand-new,
three-step guide that I wrote.
The three steps to beginning, or revamping, what you're doing for your child or client
are simple.
It's assessment, and I give you in the three-step guide, a one-page assessment.
It's making a plan.
I give you a sample plan, and a form where you can jot down your own plan for your own
child or client, and a very easy way for you to keep data on a calendar.
So, I hope that you will consider downloading my free, three-step guide and allowing me
to be your guide, to be a lifeboat for you to get on and make progress towards your child
and yourself living a happier, more fulfilling life.
Thank you very much, and I will see you next week.