Reinforcement is an important component to learning new skills and behaviors. While some reinforcement is contrived, much reinforcement occurs natural [...]
Creating Supportive Environments
Perhaps you have noticed or been told that your child “acts” a certain way in one environment and a different way in another. From experience, my [...]
Understanding the Functions of Behavior
A primary purpose of applied behavior analysis (ABA) is to help individuals and families by addressing interfering or challenging behaviors. All kids [...]
March Mand-ness
In honor of March Madness, a sought-out time for avid college basketball fans, we will discuss manding – hence the title of today’s blog March Man [...]
Emotions and Empathy
Two myths about autism related to emotions are that 1) people with autism do not feel or express any emotion and 2) people with autism cannot understa [...]