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Using High-Probability Requests to Gain Compliance for Non-Preferred Activities

Leave a Comment / Blog / Daniel Enriquez, BCBA

As parents, instructors and service providers, we have all faced instances of working with someone who is engaging in undesired/non-compliant behavior and despite how much we push, the individual does not follow through with the task demand. One approach to address this pattern of behavior it to use a high-probability request sequence. A high-probability (high-p) […]

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Four Functions of Behavior

Leave a Comment / Blog / Morgan Ottone, RBT

Behavior is maintained by the consequence immediately following the behavior. A consequence, in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), is as simple as what happens immediately after a behavior. In ABA, a consequence is not a “good or bad thing” – just what happens immediately after the behavior. The behavior, whatever it may be, can be influenced

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Types of Play Skills

Leave a Comment / Blog / Christopher Taroli, BCBA

Play skills are an integral and important part of the social development of children with autism. Each child is unique in how s/he learns to play with toys, activities, and peers. Equally unique are the challenges that may arise when teaching a child with autism how to play. Sometimes it may be difficult to find

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Using Reinforcement Effectively to help keep children motivated during virtual learning

1 Comment / Blog / Daniel Enriquez, BCBA

A new school year has begun and with it comes a slew of changes that are many of us are still trying to adapt to the changes we know and the possible ones that may be coming. This shift to virtual learning can put both a physical and mental strain on children so keeping them

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Tools for the Parent Toolbox

Leave a Comment / Blog / Dr. Nani Koonce, PhD.

The month of September used to be a time when all parents got to breathe a little easier knowing that the kids were all returning to school and the last thing you had to do before Labor Day was the scheduling of the immunizations or annual physicals with your pediatrician (and buy a nice gift for

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Self-Care for Parents

1 Comment / Blog / Dr. Nani Koonce, PhD.

Usually when August is winding down, parents are looking forward to having all of the kids return to school and re-establishing the routines that come with each new school year (and a huge thank you to the teachers for educating and caring for their kids). However, with the dawn of this school year fast-approaching, parents

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Three Routines for Morning, Afternoon, and Night – Ages 1-6

Leave a Comment / Blog / Teneisha McIntyre, PhD.

Let’s face it! Things are not going back to normal anytime soon. With the COVID-19 pandemic still on the rise and the talk of virtual learning for students in the fall, it’s pretty clear that parents will need to reestablish some simple routines within the house for morning, afternoon and night. Below are three specific

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Managing Child Grief During COVID-19

1 Comment / Blog / Teneisha McIntyre, PhD.

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been surrounded by death and grief. The pandemic has not only elicited stress and anxiety but a collective loss that has spread across the globe. The mandated quarantine and social distancing practices made it impossible for families to properly say goodbye to loved ones. Funerals became a thing of

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What is Child Anxiety?

3 Comments / Blog / Teneisha McIntyre, PhD.

Worry. Worry. Worry. This year has been full of things to worry about. Whether personal worries such as managing finances or global worries such as staying safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. Worries have flooded the minds of most adults this year, but how have those worries impacted our children? Unlike adults, children usually

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Tips for Child Teletherapy

Leave a Comment / Blog / Teneisha McIntyre, PhD.

The use of teletherapy has increased tremendously since the start of the COVID-19 quarantine. Many families are seeking resources to enroll their children into teletherapy. Schools are also utilizing platforms such as Zoom and Google Meets to deliver special education services to students from within their homes. Teletherapy may seem daunting for some parents, as

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