Adaptive thinking and flexibility are essential skills for navigating life’s unpredictability. However developing these skills can be challenging for many learners, particularly those in ABA… Read More »Mastering Flexibility: ABA Strategies That Work
When our learners are faced with an uncomfortable situation or presented with something they don’t want, they don’t always have someone there to advocate for them. Because of this, it’s critical for us to teach them how to advocate for themselves at an early age. Here, we discuss teaching self-advocacy to our learners.
Functional Communication Training (FCT) is a powerful tool for ABA professionals to help reduce challenging behaviors by teaching individuals more effective ways to communicate their… Read More »Implementing Functional Communication Training: A Step-by-Step Guide for ABA Professionals
When things don’t go as planned or we experience sudden schedule changes, we become disappointed or frustrated. For children with autism, unexpected disruptions in routine or a person’s actions often lead to them demonstrating challenging behaviors. In order to help our learners become more flexible, we can work on teaching tolerance.
Parenting is a full-time job full of highs, lows, and everything in between. For parents of children who receive ABA therapy, it can sometimes feel… Read More »Applying a Compassionate Approach to Parenting
On this podcast episode, we approach mindfulness from a behavior-analytic perspective and walk through how to bring more present-moment awareness into our work with clients.
Trauma-informed care has become an important focus in ABA. It’s all about assuming and addressing unseen experiences that may leave learners sensitive to their environment.… Read More »Building Trust & Healing Through Trauma-Informed Care in ABA
Emily Varon returns to the podcast to share more of her passion for sleep and teach us how to create a sensitive sleep program for our learners.
ABA is a powerful tool to support individuals with challenging behaviors. However, over the years, there has been a necessary shift toward incorporating more compassionate… Read More »Targeting Challenging Behavior with Compassionate ABA
Individuals with trauma histories often feel on edge or misunderstood. As practitioners, it’s important to take trauma into account when designing behavior interventions for our learners. It’s our job to ensure we’re not only shaping behavior but taking an approach that focuses on long-term healing and empathy. Here, we discuss trauma-sensitive behavior interventions and how to incorporate trauma-informed care in ABA.
