By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Well, the 2016 presidential race is well on its way, with two Democratic candidates and eight Republican candidates as confirmed runners, according to the New York Times. The candidates themselves cover…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Dr. Marty Nygaard has an article on TheSpectrum.com on an acronym (ALARM) to aid in physicians’ detection of autism. We summarized the acronym below. Take a look at it and let…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org 2015 has not been kind to the law enforcement community after events in Ferguson Missouri, and others, have put police departments under public scrutiny like never before. In an effort to counter…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Byron Wine, Malanie Reis, and Donald Hantula published a study evaluating three different preference assessment procedures to motivate staff. In the first experiment, the team compared the effectiveness of three preference…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Wall Street Journal recently published a story on the state of autism services in China. Analysts estimate several million children with autism likely live in China — a number that…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Entrepreneur.com recently published a few tips to improve your networking skills. From a behavioral perspective, networking is important because it is a skill that, if done right, can act as an “operant…
By Manny Rodriguez, M.S., bSci21 Contributing Writer Values, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Cultural norms can simply be defined as a pattern of values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of specific groups. These patterns are learned from parents, teachers, peers, and the larger…
By Tiffany N. Kilby, M.S., BCBA, Guest Author Founder & Director, thebehaviorstation.com On Tuesday, May 5th, a family was escorted off a United Airlines flight after an emergency landing on the way to Portland, Oregon. Juliette, a 15-year-old female diagnosed…
By Brohavior It is that wonderful time of the year when behavior analysts and colleagues from around the world will gather to celebrate, learn, and discuss the science of behavior. For those behavior analysts who have not attended ABAI’s annual…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org In the world of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015 may be the year of the training program. At least three new training programs are coming in the Fall of 2015 and cover…