The Power of Expectations & Responsibility for Children with Autism

Nancy Z. Schwartz, Ph.D., CCC

The E(xpectations) R(esponsibility) Doctor for Autism

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Earning the Right to be independent

When I first start working with a child, I don’t allow the child to do tasks independently. I want the child to be engaging with me to...

Learning a task!

Any individual does not truly learn a task if someone is telling him what to do in a rote fashion. To truly learn, one needs to be an...

THE VERB: The importance of the action word!

Verbs must be taught to the child. If verbs are not taught, the child cannot formulate basic sentence structures that are used for...

Patterned activities and teaching action words/verbs:

The verb is the central point of a basic sentence structure so must be taught. The verbs chosen for teaching should be verbs that take...

Patterned activities can be used as a vehicle to teach the expression of object labels.

To target expression, the roles in the patterned activity could be switched. That is, after many sessions wherein the child is assuming...

Patterned activities and teaching understanding of object labels:

Patterned activities can be used as a vehicle to teach understanding and expression of object labels. To support comprehension of a...

Meet Nancy Z. Schwartz, Ph.D.,CCC

The Expectations/
Responsibility Doctor for Autism!

As a passionate advocate for children with autism and other developmental disorders, I am dedicated to sharing valuable insights and techniques with parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists. With over four decades of experience as a professional creating expectations and responsibilities for children with autism, I have seen, firsthand, the power of relatedness to facilitate a child's ability to learn about life and improve communication skills. Follow me on this journey to learn more!

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