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Your Behavior Plan Made Everything Worse!
“We have been working with a behavior analyst and it seems like every time they give us a new behavior intervention things just get worse, not better. What gives?” Well, if you are working with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, I’d like to believe that the...
High Quality ABA Treatment: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Dr. Stephen Shore once said, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” As many of you know, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are now 1 in 68 children living with autism in the United States. What this...
Is Walking On Eggshells The Best Way To Deal With Challenging Behavior?
Autism in Education Partnership If you are a teacher, parent, caregiver, or anyone who has regular interaction with children, you’ve probably found yourself dealing with some type of challenging behavior at one time or another. Regardless of a child’s age,...
Does Wearing a School Uniform Improve Student Behavior?
In a growing number of school districts across the nation, students must wear a uniform. This is not the stereotypical school uniform associated with Catholic schools – pleated plaid skirt with a blouse for girls; a button-down shirt, a necktie, and dark pants for...
Remember Why You Started In ABA
I remember the day I decided I wanted to be a Behavioral Scientist. I was working in an in-home ABA program with a 4-year-old boy with autism who I will call Trey. My supervisor, a behavioral psychologist, was in the room watching me teach this boy to match letters....
Baby’s First Sticker Chart
“Dear Behavior BFF: My child is 2 ½ and is super defiant. Like he won’t do anything I ask him to. Every little thing is a battle. A friend has her 5-year-old on a reward system and recommended that I try it. He’s too young for that, right?” Baby’s first sticker chart....
In Hospitals, A Little Bit of Rudeness Can Be a Very Big Deal
When someone makes a nasty quip, cuts us off in traffic, ignores our suggestions or takes credit for our work, we get mad, sad and even angry. Rudeness, even just little, can really hurt. We know these reactions can be harmful, both to ourselves and those around us,...
Embrace The Fear – How to Seek More than Autism-Friendly Events
New York City is one of many great places to raise a child, especially a child with autism. There are so many learning activities, events, shows, and festivals for children of all ages and needs. As I take my daughter to autism-friendly events I feel society tends to...
Simple Ways to Help Your Child with Autism Learn Flexible Thinking
Children with autism are often frustrated with changes in their daily schedule or the unexpected actions of another person. Parents and teachers often find themselves responding to the behavioral outcome of the stress and anxiety involved with this “inflexible...
