Links and Resources
Books and Education:
The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related Disorders by Mary Barbera and Tracy Rasmussen.
Motivation and reinforcement: Turning the Tables on Autism by Robert Schramm MA, BCBA.
Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family’s Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice.
Autism Training Solutions – an online education company
Autism Internet Modules – an online education company
Pattan – good videos and resources
Research/Official Organations:
Association for Behavior Analysis International – a non-profit membership organisation with the mission to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behaviour analysis through research, education, and practice.
Behavior Analyst Certification Board – a non-profit corporation established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing needs identified by behaviour analysts, governments, and consumers of behaviour analysis services.
National Autism Centre – a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) by providing reliable information, promoting best practices, and offering comprehensive resources for families, practitioners, and communities.
Research Autism – UK charity exclusively dedicated to research into interventions in autism.
Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Association for science in autism treatment: http://www.asatonline.org/
UK Society for Behaviour Analysts: http://uk-sba.org/behaviour-analysis/
Supportive Organisations:
Enquire – Advice and information about additional support for learning
Mindroom – Supporting people affected by learning difficulties
Resources for ABA Programmes:
Different Roads to Learning – carries over 500 products carefully selected to support the Autism Community.
ABA teaching ideas – a wonderful website full of relevant resources and ran by an ABA mum
Black Sheep Press – produce illustrated worksheets and assessments that assist the development of children’s speech and language.
Hawkins Bazaar – reinforcer ideas.
Winslow Resources – UK based resource website
Treezy – UK based resource website
ABA Educational Resources Ltd – provides practical resource materials for families and professionals using educational strategies for children with autism.
ABA Materials – flashcards.
Fun and Function – occupational therapy activities for children.
Practical autism resources – free printable items suitable for task creation.
Jacob’s lessons – the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis.
Cheap Disability Aids – an award winning sensory toy company supplying sensory toys and special needs toys
Talking Autism – the UK’s first one-stop-shop of ABA-VB resources
Related Links
Autism and airports: https://www.airport-parking-shop.co.uk/blog/uk-airports-need-step-assistance-autism/
Funding Options:
Disability Living Allowance – Apply online.
Cash for Kids – A Helping Hand for Local Children.
How to find therapists:
Local Universities – place an advert in the careers department of your local university or contact the educational and psychology departments directly.
We maintain a database of therapists looking for work so feel free to contact us and we can pass on their details.
ABA VB Community – Teaching to children with autism.
ABA Tutor Finder – an online directory of tutors and program supervisors, practising in a variety of behavioural intervention strategies, for families and carers of children on the autism spectrum.
Search ABA therapist Facebook pages.
Local Gumtree – Search for therapists in your local area.