March 2018

March 23, 2018

12 Weeks Report on Julia and Using the ABA DrOmnibus App

Elena Burch, M.Ed, BCBA I’m a consultant for DrOmnibus and a Board Dertified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for autistic children at in-home and center-based programs. I’ve been writing about Julia, a six-year-old diagnosed with…

March 22, 2018

Why a BCBA should work for Verbal Beginnings

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC I recently had a chance to talk with Diana Wolf and Nick Chappell about what makes their company, accredited by the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence, attractive to BCBAs. In a word, it…

March 21, 2018

How to Stop a Tantrum on the Way to a Store Using ABA

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Parents are often faced with problem behaviors while trying to accomplish necessary everyday tasks such as running errands. In a…

March 20, 2018

Applied Behavior Analysis: Laboring in Obscurity

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer You can have a great product, but if communication fails, it’s like watching a stand-up comedian do a gig in a completely different language. — Steve Jobs Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been doing…

March 19, 2018

How a behavior analyst thinks about an organization.

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC How do you think about a business like a behavior analyst? The answer resides in Behavioral Systems Analysis (BSA). BSA is a sister discipline to Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) that takes a broader…

March 18, 2018

Early Intervention for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (Part 2): What to do When You Are Waitlisted

Tamar Varnai, MA, BCBA DrOmnibus The cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurological disorder affecting millions of individuals worldwide, is not currently known. Researchers have connected environmental and genetic factors to the disorder, but have not yet pinpointed exact…

March 16, 2018

Strategies to get your kids to school on time.

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I have the hardest time getting my kids to school on time in the mornings. The whole morning will go pretty okay until it’s time to put on shoes,…

March 14, 2018

The Four-Term Contingency of Advocacy for Children with Special Needs

Meghan Cave, M.Ed, BCBA Justyna Balzar, M.Ed, BCBA Guest Authors In keeping with our practice, we begin this article in true behavior analyst fashion by providing you, the reader, with an operational definition of the target behavior you will be…

March 13, 2018

Are the predictions for children with autism in the world optimistic? Report: ASD rates across the world

Pawel Matus, MA DrOmnibus A 2017 report summarizes the share of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the general child population across 18 countries, including U.S. and 17 countries with better educational performance than the U.S, such as Poland,…

March 12, 2018

Public Speaking Tips from Behavior Analysts

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Angela Cathey, MA bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Public speaking is one of the top fears of adults. Many people struggle to provide their best performance when being watched. …

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