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Your Child with Special Needs Is Entitled to a Free and Appropriate Education
In the famous story, Rashoman, four blind men feel an elephant. “Why an elephant is like a tree,” says the one man feeling the animal’s leg. “No, my friend, it’s like a snake,” claims the one feeling the beast’s trunk. “You are both wrong,” says the third who is...
Getting People Off Their Phones And Engaged In Their Work!
Have you ever been in a meeting and noticed that nearly everyone there was on their cell phones? Or perhaps you have been shopping and felt that mix of frustration and anger on seeing several staff members socializing off in a corner, while you languish in a long line...
Curbing Cravings: Can Kitchen Chaos Influence Cookie Consumption?
Anyone who has ever tried to cut back on sweets has probably heard that all it takes is “mind over matter.” But new research by Lenny Vartanian of UNSW Australia and Kristin Kernan and Brian Wansink of Cornell University is shedding light on the way your mindset...
The 5 Most Common Unethical Workplace Behaviors
Have you ever seen unethical behavior? If you did, did you say something or wonder whether it was truly unethical? Nearly three-quarters of employees who responded to one survey reported that they had observed unethical or illegal behavior by coworkers in the past...
What To Do When Our Behavior Is Replaced By Robots?
I have this irrational fear of starving to death. It’s not debilitating; it doesn’t seem to interfere with me living my life at all, but once in a while I find myself lying awake at night, worrying about money, and how to get more of it. If I examine the fear closely...
Shed the Stress: Seven Ways To ‘Spring Clean’ Your Life
The time for spring cleaning is finally here, and while you’re spending time de-cluttering and clearing away the cobwebs in your house, you may find that it’s time to give your life a little spring cleaning, too. With all the pressures of work, a home, and a special...
How To Get People To Act Like Behavior Analysts
When I discovered behavior analysis, I was really, really excited. I’ve recounted the story elsewhere, but basically I was thrilled that this group of people had a fully articulated and researched system concerning all of these things I had been thinking. I started...
The One Phrase That Can Make Parenting Easier
A parent writes: “Dear Behavior BFF, I try to stay positive and build my child up. But instead, I find myself yelling and nagging at him constantly! I don’t think he listens to a word I say, positive or not. Help! I feel like a crazy person just talking to a brick...
5 Practical Ways to Help Adults with Autism Gain Employment
After I graduated from Oral Roberts University with a Master of Divinity, I was employed four years as a youth pastor. When metro Detroit experienced harsh economic conditions due to the automotive industry I found myself unemployed. For the next two years, I...
