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Parenting Win, ABA Win

Seriously with the teeth! Also, her dad wins again by keeping her entertained in the check-out line with his stylin' sunglasses. I felt pretty good about my ABA strategies this weekend. I also felt pretty good about our combined parenting mad skillz as parents. My...

Back to School Already? no!

It's almost August so I guess it's time for Back to School resources. As a former teacher, I get a tight feeling in the pit of my stomach as my whole self cries out "Noooo! It's still summer!!!". Oh well. Back to School time it is.Here are a few good resources I've...

Increasing Communication By Not Being A Pushover

When working with children with autism spectrum disorders, a big focus of training and intervention is on language training and expanding communication for these precious kiddos. With typical kids, it’s the exact same. Maybe your child is already a chatterbox so you...

Positive Peer Pressure

Do you have multiple Littles or whatever sizes/ages that tend to band together to form a mutiny in your household? I mean, do you have several adorable children who you dress in coordinating (not matching) outfits and who share perfectly, act like angels, and make...

Sorry for being MIA

My Little and I took a mini-vacay last week to my parents' house along with my sister and her Littles. We had a blast and my good intentions of actually working from their house went out the window. Oops! I hope you all had a great week and I promise more legit...

ABA in the Tough Times

It’s easy to try new parenting strategies when things are going smoothly. It’s easy to remember them when everyone and everything are cool, calm, and collected. But that’s not when we need these techniques the most. We need them when we NEED them! Don’t just read over...

ABA- What Is It Good For?!

Applied Behavior Analysis is the scientific study of behavior. It uses techniques to teach desired behaviors that are backed up by decades of research. So you've heard of ABA as an intervention for kids with autism, right? But is that it? That's all it's good for?!...

BCBA Supervision Success

I recently completed a distance supervision contract for a BCBA candidate. As part of her training, she completed a self-rating scale on the BACB 4th edition task list as a pre-supervisory period and post-supervisory period test. This is one way I try to make...

But WHY is My Child Doing That?

  All too often I hear moms (including myself) questioning why their child would do whatever behavior is a problem right now. But why won't she eat anything besides bread? Why doesn't he listen to me? Why won't she just follow directions because I told her to?...

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