Activities to do with Non-Vocal Learners
March 22, 2021 9:31 am Leave your thoughtsVocal language and communication skills are a large focus for many parents and caregivers. As these expressive skills emerge, there... View Article
Why Choose In-Clinic Therapy?
October 3, 2018 8:36 am Leave your thoughtsBy: Blair Ortman, BCBA ABA therapy can take place in a wide variety of settings, affording the opportunity to work... View Article
Promoting Social Skills
August 28, 2015 7:00 am Leave your thoughtsEnsuring that our clients are included in the community and have the best quality of life is important to us... View Article
Vocal Stereotypy Research: Response Interruption and Redirection (RIRD)
April 8, 2014 2:14 pm Leave your thoughtsChildren with autism often need interventions to increase socially appropriate behaviors and decrease socially inappropriate ones. Stereotypic behaviors are targeted... View Article
ABA Misconceptions Part 1: “Behavior Analysts Ignore All Problem Behavior”
December 11, 2013 4:04 pm Leave your thoughtsThere are many misconceptions about the use of applied behavior analysis to help change behavior. This blog series will address... View Article
Teaching Non-Vocal Learners to Imitate Sounds and Words
September 4, 2013 1:08 pm Leave your thoughtsA defining feature of autism spectrum disorder is a lack of age appropriate language and communication skills. When trying to... View Article
The Positive Way to Get Rid of Bad Behaviors: Differential Reinforcement
June 5, 2013 4:40 pm Leave your thoughtsSimply defined, differential reinforcement is reinforcing behaviors under certain circumstances and not reinforcing them under other circumstances. Instead of specifically... View Article
What is Stereotypy? The Ins and Outs of Automatically Reinforcing Behaviors
May 29, 2013 12:32 pm Leave your thoughtsA Guide to the Acronyms of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
March 26, 2013 5:44 pm Leave your thoughtsApplied behavior analysis is commonly referred to as ABA. That’s fairly straightforward but since it seems that everything related to... View Article
Increasing Speech Sounds and Vocal Requests
March 6, 2013 5:07 pm Leave your thoughtsSpeech Sounds