First, take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine. Better than fine, because with ABA therapy, you and your child are both getting the good help you need. Here’s what to expect, both from your child and as an ABA parent. Who are the key players in the ABA therapy process? Board Certified
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So, your child has been prescribed ABA therapy. What next? ABA therapy is a commitment. ABA can also be a sacrifice of your time and resources and your ideas about your parental interactions with your child. To make that commitment and sacrifice, you need to understand your role as an ABA parent and what you should
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Here’s the scene: I’m sitting in an airport with two grandfatherly gentlemen, one of whom had never had children, I might add, and polite chit chat leads to the inevitable place where I divulge that my day job is all about behavior modification. We talked a bit, not too deeply and seemingly safely, but there
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When most of us think of the word ‘behavior’, we think of good behavior. “Behave!” we command an unruly child. Or, we comment ruefully, “Don’t they know how to behave?” when we witness poor actions. But behavior is not just being good or bad. Behavior, at least for the purposes of the science of applied
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The breaking point for me was 24.8 weeks pregnant. I’m not sure why the .8 even matters, except for that I know I was counting the hours until I had to actually be responsible for the person growing inside me, so I was a little obsessed with the passage of time. Plus, I’ve always liked
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Behavioral laws are predictable ways in which behavior is developed and changes over time. And let’s face it: predictable behavior is exactly what parents are looking for, especially when a toddler is rolling around on the floor screaming because they asked for the blue cup, and you GAVE THEM THE BLUE CUP. Here’s what you
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