Ms Kadayer's knowledge and skills in the area of Verbal Behaviour (VB) is extremely relevant in the field of autism and her continued presence within our community would be of great benefit to all families touched by this disability.

Mr Smith, Herts
Louise is very accurate in her analysis and catching every opportunity to motivate new learning - not only on the child's side but also for the "grown-ups" around. Our son's programming could not be in better hands.

Anonymous, Norfolk
Under Louise's guidance Omi has made significant and remarkable progress, his eye contact has improved dramatically, his periods of social isolation has decreased and he has begun to enjoy the company of others.

Dr Jones, Berkshire
I have known Shelley Brown for 6 months through the work she has undertaken with my autistic son. She has made a significant contribution towards my son's language acquisition and I have no hesitation in referring her to other families.

Mrs Christine Labios
Louise has provided us with hands on education and has visited our home many times to demonstrate with our son practical ways of interacting with him.

Dr ASM Ziaul Hoque
Louise first came to our home in December 2006 and within just four weeks we had seen remarkable progress in our 3 year old son.

Gareth & Sarah Squire
"It was a pleasure to have our consultant Shelley in our home for 2 days. She discussed strategies, demonstrated them, then coached us as we worked with our son. We were delighted to see an immediate improvement in our boy. We really look forward to our next consultation."

Wendy Kiefel, Australia

Schools

At Verbal Behaviour Consultants, we don’t just work with families and children facing the challenges of autism, learning difficulties and other behaviour disorders. We also believe that school is one of the most important learning environments for children of all abilities, so we work closely with educational experts to ensure that children who do suffer from behaviour difficulties are nurtured in the most suitable environment.

School is an integral part of the development of a child’s social and communication skills, as well as providing them with a constant and stable environment in which to grow and learn. By facing the challenges presented by conditions such as autism, acquired and developmental disorders together, we provide a link to specialist care and knowledge that schools may otherwise find difficult to source. Our experienced and fully qualified behaviour analysts and psychologists work closely with teachers, providing them with programmes of development that work in the real world.

By linking up with schools, we also help teachers to communicate more effectively with children suffering from learning disabilities and disorders, and to encourage the child’s peers to interact with them in a constructive way. This is vitally important to a child who has difficulty communicating effectively. Poor social and communication skills can lead to a feeling of isolation and can very often be a trigger for acquired disorders such as eating and sleeping disorders, depression and the development of challenging and disruptive behaviour patterns. By creating a school environment where this sense of isolation is removed, those disruptive behaviour patterns can be channelled into more constructive behaviour and better communications skills.

Because of our experience working with educational institutions, we can develop specialist training programmes for teaching assistants, special needs assistants and learning support assistants. We also have specialist training programmes for sencos and head teachers to equip them with the most recent research advances in the field.

If you are a teacher and would like to know more about VBC’s work with schools and colleges and how we can help to prepare you to face the challenges of teaching children with behaviour disorders or learning disabilities, please contact us direct or browse our website for further information.