tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post2321706074712841933..comments2024-02-04T18:59:01.614-08:00Comments on Verbal Behavior Approach: Programming for Happiness in Clients with AutismMary Lynch Barberahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06756992998189210654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-21847204522109152972010-09-05T08:14:20.875-07:002010-09-05T08:14:20.875-07:00I now give a lot more choices whenever possible. ...I now give a lot more choices whenever possible. Instead of saying "let's go down in the basement and play a game," I ask my son "Do you want to play a game upstairs or down in the basement?" I also offer a choice of games and activities with all my clients and am more aware of counting smiles and laughs (not just looking at the absence of problem behaviors)when programming for happiness.Mary Lynch Barberahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756992998189210654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-64723172787792918882010-09-04T19:34:46.749-07:002010-09-04T19:34:46.749-07:00Can you please give a concrete example of HOW you ...Can you please give a concrete example of HOW you 'program for happiness'? Do you include more reinforcement, change targets from neutral items to more motivating ones, or what? Thank you for this info. Amanda Gross momtoboys2@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com