"This online course by Tami Kasper is amazing!" – Nancy Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP
"It was beneficial to discuss the current available research regarding best practices. I enjoyed the videos of practices." B.Z. (Jun. 2024)
"Shaping behaviors, shaping words, and communication in children with autism was beneficial. I liked the videos and variety of examples." L.A. (Jun. 2024)
"Determining functional communication systems and reinforcers for children. I liked that the course provided practical and useful information." M.S. (May. 2024)
"Beneficial use of signs for verbalizations, use of different facilitation strategies with students with autism, facilitation of WH questions. I enjoyed the strategies to facilitate verbalizations and conversations, use of signs, behavior management strategies, etc." T.C. (May. 2024)
"Every bit of this course was beneficial. I enjoyed the videos, examples, energy level, fast-paced presentation, and patience." B.C. (May. 2024)
"I enjoyed the iterative nature that built on itself. Predictable format. Seeing aba applied to speech." J.V. (Apr. 2024)
"Expanding language beyond requesting was beneficial." J.D. (Feb. 2024)
"Overcoming problem behavior during communication training was beneficial. I liked the videos!" L.S. (Jan. 2024)
"Improved my knowledge about the teaching and treatment of Autistic kids: vocabulary and behavior. I liked the steps in the teaching of vocabulary: how to choose the first words, how to teach the sentences and the use of some Alternative Augmentative Communication." M.M. (Dec. 2023)
"Learning how to properly fade prompting and what kinds of mands to utilize. The structure of the course made it easy to follow and the examples provided relevancy that is helpful for applying in my therapy sessions." A.W. (Dec. 2023)
"I liked that this course explored many options surrounding AAC and reinforcers in general in students with Autism." S.M. (Dec. 2023)
"Using stimulus stimulus pairing to create an adult/peer's presence as a conditioned reinforcer. I liked that the course could be done at my own pace, with lots of example videos." A.C. (Dec. 2023)
"The use of AAC with non-verbal autistic kids was helpful. I liked the videos and the slideshow." K.U. (Dec. 2023)
"I liked the use of videos to illustrate teaching methods." S.K. (Dec. 2023)
"I liked the organization of sections and video examples. The discussion on observing behavior to identify reinforcers was beneficial." A.M. (Nov. 2023)
"The videos were extremely helpful. I enjoyed the conversation around the camp and social skills groups." K.R. (Nov. 2023)
"All of this information was beneficial. I enjoyed the video clips of examples after the material was presented." R.M. (Nov. 2023)
"Learning signs to help children understand more vocabulary and request was beneficial." S.J. (Nov. 2023)
"I found the specific application of the behavior modification principles to be very helpful. I liked the variety of approaches taught to elicit early communication. I also liked the video examples and case studies of the children responding to the interventions." D.C. (Oct. 2023)
"I am a seasoned SLP but new to working in the schools, so this entire course was great for foundational information for me to build on. I liked that course was broken down into topic-specific modules." S.D. (Oct. 2023)
"Moving Beyond Basic Requesting was a beneficial topic. The course format was easy to watch, listen, and follow." E.M. (Oct. 2023)
"I have a better understanding now of how valuable sign language is for children with Autism. This course had a nice blend of graphics, videos, and written text." G.H. (Oct. 2023)
"The discussion of using AAC was helpful. I loved learning more about the techniques and strategies." J.C. (Oct. 2023)
"I liked the topic of first words and being functional words. The presenter was very knowledgeable and went from topic to topic in a clear and concise manner." M.B. (Aug. 2023)
"Good video examples. Teaching social skills for kids with autism." R.N. (Aug. 2023)
"Great video examples, great material and presentation. I liked ability to review multiple times. Excellent slides. Building motivators and selecting vocabulary, teaching initial sign/AAC requests, transition to speech and improving speech intelligibility, vocal verbal imitation, using successive approximations were all beneficial topics." D.F. (Jul. 2023)
"I liked the use of specific signs and labels to teach requesting vs. more, please, and all-done. Video examples were beneficial." S.H. (Jul. 2023)
"Good content and videos. I liked seeing the Kaufman visual cues for phonemes. Also, the videos were very helpful." C.E. (Jul. 2023)
"Selecting vocabulary was beneficial. Course was a good mixture of slides and videos." N.V. (Jun. 2023)
"Teaching initial signs/requests and combining more than a single word/sign was beneficial. I liked the videos of real-life kiddos." D.C. (Jun. 2023)
"I liked the videos that demonstrated the approaches immediately after it was explained verbally by the presenter. Contriving situations to support the independent use of 'wh' questions was beneficial." L.K. (Jun. 2023)
"It was helpful to learn about establishing vocabulary development and manding joint attention. I liked going at my own pace, and the video presentations were excellent." W.H. (May 2023)
"Discussion of sign language was beneficial. I liked the video examples." M.R. (Apr. 2023)
"Moving beyond requesting was a great section in this presentation. Also, the section on social skills." D.A. (Mar. 2023)
"The first part (choosing a communication system, transition to speech, etc.) was especially beneficial. I liked the videos and examples." G.L. (Mar. 2023)
"Verbal training, communication systems, picking salient motivators, teaching manding, and choosing salient vocabulary were all beneficial. I liked the social skills videos." K.D. (Mar. 2023)
"The part regarding how to elicit language from minimally verbal clients was beneficial. I liked how the information was presented from someone who specializes in ABA and speech." M.C. (Mar. 2023)
"I liked the social intervention and the videos." S.C. (Feb. 2023)
"Discussion on how to teach the components of conversation was helpful. Also, information on how to build successive approximations into targeted speech production drills was helpful. Thankful for all of the videos to clarify and provide examples of many of the topics/skills discussed." L.M. (Feb. 2023)
"Autism and sign language discussion was beneficial. I liked all the videos." A.F. (Jan. 2023)
"So many relevant videos. I liked the stimulus-stimulus pairing reinforcement procedure." L.O. (Dec. 2022)
"The presenter was highly knowledgeable and engaging and I learned valuable, practical information!" E.N. (Dec. 2022)
"New ideas to utilize in my day to day therapy practice. Course allowed me to go at my own pace." C.A. (Dec. 2022)
"I felt I gained something from every video. Liked the idea of signing and visuals for preposition teaching!" S.S. (Dec. 2022)
"I liked the Social Skills Training and all the videos." E.B. (Dec. 2022)
"I liked the peer strategies. Course content was precise." S.E. (Dec. 2022)
"Teaching socializing and using communication. And learning how to use the reinforcement to build vocabulary in a social context was beneficial." S.M. (Dec. 2022)
"Sample videos are easy to view in small parts at a time. You can digest and practice material before moving on to next part, which was really helpful." M.F. (Dec. 2022)
"Working with older students with autism was beneficial. I liked the videos that demonstrated therapy techniques." K.A. (Dec. 2022)
"Learning how to avoid the escape behaviors. I liked the videos." D.M. (Dec. 2022)
"I would highly recommend this course." M.C. (Nov. 2022)
"Very applicable course." L.H. (Oct. 2022)
"I'm grateful to have found your presentation where you provide information from the perspective of both professions. Your presentation has given me sooooo much PRACTICAL knowledge in very little time! From addressing problem behavior to choosing and pairing reinforcers specific to a child, to establishing goals, to choosing a functional communication system that best works for the child." M.M. (Sept. 2022)
"I will no longer teach 'more' as a first sign with clients. All of the examples on the videos with the accompanying stim cards were good." J.P. (Aug. 2022)
"I liked the examples with videos of the children and the groups." J.T. (Aug. 2022)
"I liked the specifics of the information presented. Pairing gestures with individual sounds to increase imitation was helpful." C.M. (Aug. 2022)
"All in all a very helpful and detailed course. Learning why to avoid teaching "me, more, all done", increasing oral communication-sound production, and videos were helpful too!" E.S. (Aug. 2022)
"Liked the ideas to add to current therapy. Learning how to get students to start asking questions after they are able to answer them." A.P. (Aug. 2022)
"I thought the information on building motivation for one activity using another activity, and using and fading signs was useful. I appreciated the many videos." R.M. (July 2022)
"The presenter has a clear, easy-to-follow speaking style; provided several examples of concepts; presented practical information with different visual displays and videos." V.C. (July 2022)
"I liked the instructional videos and moving beyond first words." A.S. (July 2022)
"I learned that the reinforcers are based on the child’s likes and you may need to look at their behaviors to identify what reinforcer will work best for them." A.K. (July 2022)
"Learning which words to choose and the need of strong motivators. I liked the video clips." H.P. (July 2022)
"The video examples were very good. Learning to initially meet a new client while presenting more preferred reinforcers. And not taking away their reinforcers so that I will not be negatively associated with removal of preferred reinforcers." S.A. (July 2022)
"I found many of the techniques and ideas suitable for my older teen and adult clients with intellectual impairment. Clear explanations and videos of methods with real children." D.B. (June 2022)
"The course is very complete - I liked the speech interventions." M.P. (June 2022)
"The practicality of establishing motivation for children with autism was beneficial. I liked the videos. Handouts are also very helpful." H.R. (June 2022)
"Liked the information about building motivation and how to pair peers with reinforcers to build motivation for social interaction." A.J. (June 2022)
"I found the social communication activities/suggestions the most beneficial. The videos were extremely helpful." K.K. (June 2022)
"Learning the sign language vocabulary to start with was helpful. Liked the videos and real life examples." H.E. (June 2022)
"I liked the use of videos to illustrate the topics and the data keeping and documenting progress." P.M. (Apr. 2022)
"I learned there is a wide variety of motivators to increase verbal language. I liked the examples of social skills group activities. Training for peer models and others working with students is important, especially prompting, fading prompts, location in a group." P.M. (Apr. 2022)
"Enjoyed the videos, specific examples of how to facilitate a skill, and the emphasis on what is reinforcing as a primary agent to accomplish almost everything. Really well organized with repetition to allow absorption." D.G. (Mar. 2022)
"I liked the technique explanations with videos of clinical application. And the vocal verbal imitation training using successive approximations." C.C. (Mar. 2022)
"I liked the peer training and intervention and the videos containing groups / use of peers." E.B. (Mar. 2022)
"I liked that the course was self-paced. I could watch segments more than once." M.S. (Mar. 2022)
"The additional handouts were excellent and will be useful to my daily practice. I liked the presenter's conversational delivery. It was fluid and delivered at a good pace." C.E. (Jan. 2022)
"Lots of videos of therapy sessions. I liked the early language strategies." E.F. (Jan. 2022)
"I liked the information regarding use of sign language and the video examples." J.M. (Dec. 2021)
"Evidence-based practice was a great help to me." L.C. (Dec. 2021)
"I appreciated how the presenter broke down the steps for building communication with kids with autism. I loved the video examples throughout the presentation." K.M. (Dec. 2021)
"I liked the training portion of the module and that I was able to do the course online." P.J. (Oct. 2021)
"I appreciated how in depth the course was and the laying out, very specifically, differing prompting methods." L.P. (Aug. 2021)
"The specific topic of sign language was most beneficial for my current practice. It was very helpful to learn which signs you should avoid in your initial therapy and evidenced-based recommendations for the structure to teach sign language. I really liked all of the specific examples that were provided both in print/written form as well as the video examples to go along with the material. I thought this was a very thorough course. I really enjoyed and appreciated this course." B.K. (Jul. 2021)
"The content has been really useful in teaching me about the communication and language issues and consider certain approach or interventions (e.g. expressive, social skills) target problems that most children with Autism will show." C.C. (Jul. 2021)
"The sign word choice and chaining that excluded "more". I had never thought about those base signs not being the best starting point. The entire course was very inciteful to help me develop some new skills and shuck off some old habits in my therapy. It was applicable to my current caseload of students and presented informative pieces I can implement immediately. I thought it was great. I often find that sometimes Online Courses on this subject matter become too heavy with referencing of studies and do not provide in-depth and practical information like this course did." M.R. (Jun. 2021)
"I found the entire course to be beneficial. I have gained knowledge concerning the different intervention strategies when working with children with Autism. This was an excellent fast paced course to build knowledge and skills needed when working with children with Autism." S.B. (Jun. 2021)
"Teaching social skills to children with autism - the content was fantastic, the video examples were helpful, and the presenter was engaging. Great course!" L.P. (Jun. 2021)
"Liked the techniques for working beyond manding for early learners. And being able to work at my own pace and go back to review areas." B.P. (Jun. 2021)
"I absolutely loved the topic on how to start teaching social skills to children with Autism. I plan to carry over all those social skills training ideas. There was more in this training than I ever expected when looking at the title. I think it was a great course and cannot think of a way to improve it!" J.V. (Jun. 2021)
"This had to be one of my favorite online courses. She was so knowledgeable and engaging. I learned strategies that I can try the next day in therapy without having to go out and buy stuff. I did so much self-reflecting throughout the course and I wish more courses did that. We need to stop and think about our practices and effectiveness. We need to try different methods. I loved her videos of the social groups where she was teaching her students to reflect. I would highly recommend this course to my coworkers." A.Y. (May 2021)
"I love how these topics can be applied to other students on my caseload who aren't Autistic, but may have social skills deficits. I also learned more about Apraxia and that was a nice bonus." C.B. (May 2021)
"I really enjoyed all the information about sign language and how to go about picking which words to use and why. I liked how it was broken up into different sections and all the videos of skills being taught." A.T. (May 2021)