By Nahoma Presberg, MS BCBA NYS-LBA If you’ve ever reviewed an ABA treatment plan, you’ve probably seen a program about emotion identification…and for good reason! Understanding our emotions and the emotions of other people is an incredibly important aspect of navigating the world around us. But …

This week’s article comes to us from Ash (Ashleigh) O’Connor, MEd (ABA), BCBA, CBA, BSP, Clinical Director and founder, Mosaic Early Intervention, and Executive Director David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at…

By Nahoma Presberg, MS BCBA NYS-LBA For such a seemingly simple thing, small talk is quite complex. It serves a number of social functions that facilitate relationship development. Good small talk is a skill that comes naturally to some and not naturally to others. For people for whom small talk …

By Anika Hoybjerg, PhD, EdS, BCBA-D, LBA and Casey Barron, BCBA, LBA Last week, we shared a blog about how to work with insurance companies and advocate for medical necessity in ABA. This week, let’s take a closer look at how you can work with insurance companies when using our newest asses…

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA In the early 2000s, advocacy efforts pushed forward a medical model of ABA. This model gained momentum as states began passing autism insurance mandates. In 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a bulletin clarifying that Medicaid progr…

By Patrick Faga, MS, Creator of the FirstWork App Tablets have become common tools in education, but their impact in special education, especially within the framework of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), deserves special attention. For many students—particularly those with autism—tablets can offe…

By Nahoma Presberg, MS BCBA NYS-LBA Behavior analysis can support the improvement of an individual’s quality of life in a wide variety of ways. We can teach language and functional skills as well as help clients find replacements and alternatives for unsafe behaviors. We can also help clients dev…

By Dana Reinecke, BCBA-D, LBA. Originally posted by Different Roads on January 25, 2018 Many people set goals for themselves throughout the year, and parents often think about their goals for their children.  In setting goals for a child with a disability, there are a few important considera…

This week’s article comes to us from Executive Director David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment, and like…

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism …