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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Camille Kolu is a behavioral scientist from Cusp Emergence in Colorado. She focuses on TIBA, or trauma-informed behavior analysis. We invited her on the podcast to discuss the role of trauma and behavior in ABA.
After our students learn to answer WH questions, the next step is to teach them inferencing skills. Understanding the hidden meaning in stories and social interactions can be challenging, especially for those on the autism spectrum. Here, we discuss the best ways to teach inferencing to these learners.
After our students learn to answer WH questions, the next step is to teach them inferencing skills. Understanding the hidden meaning in stories and social interactions can be challenging, especially for those on the autism spectrum. Here, we discuss the best ways to teach inferencing to these learners.
Attention-seeking behavior is everywhere. Here, we discuss the value of attention and effective strategies to teach requesting and gaining attention.
Sequencing skills help learners with other skills, including how questions, before and after, telling stories, predicting, and remembering household tasks. So how can we use sequencing programs with our learners?
Many of our students struggle with initiating language and conversation. Because of this, we usually place a strong emphasis on teaching requesting, or manding, in an ABA program. Here, we discuss how we can teach manding with WH questions.
