#220: EESA Assessment: Dr. Barbara Esch on Building Vocal Language and Avoiding Carrier Phrases

Turn Autism Around - A podcast by Dr. Mary Barbera - Tuesdays

Creator of the EESA, the echoics assessment in the VB-Mapp, Dr. Barbara Esch joins me to share her knowledge when it comes to speech therapy for autistic learners. Dr. Esch has the unique certification of SLP, BCBA-D. We discuss common discrepancies in teaching speech to new speakers, like articulation, carrier phrases, and the use of AAC with nonverbal learners.