aggression

Sweat Predicts Aggression in Teens with Autism

October 12, 2019 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC ScienceDaily recently reported on research our of the University of Missouri-Columbia, on the extent to which the sweat response predicts aggression in teens diagnosed with Autism. Bradley […]

Predicting Violent Behavior

October 11, 2013 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The New York Times recently published an article on our (in)ability to predict violent behavior, such as the shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard. In […]

Ivory Tower

Transferring Repertoires from Brain To Brain — It’s A Thing Now.

July 9, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org So you remember in The Matrix when Trinity needed to learn how to fly a helicopter and had software uploaded into her brain which instantly gave her […]

Society

Behavior Analyst Honored at White House

May 5, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mark Mautone, a lead teacher in the Applied Behavior Analysis/Special Education Department in Hoboken Public Schools, was honored at the White House, along with 54 other […]

ABA Practice

The One Phrase That Can Make Parenting Easier

February 21, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” A parent writes: “Dear Behavior BFF, I try to stay positive and build my child up. But instead, I find myself yelling and […]

Society

Behavioral Science and Art: Primal Musical Expression in a Rule-Governed Society

July 2, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC, Ignite STEAM Labs “I’m early”, I say to myself as I pull up to the venue. Searching for a parking spot, I park and kill 30 minutes on […]

ABA Practice

Behind the Scenes of Early Intervention

February 15, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D As a parent, when you start an Early Intervention (EI) program using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to develop your child’s skills, you may have many questions about what your child’s […]

Society

The Paradox of Testimonials: Why They are Unethical and Why We Can’t Stop Using Them

December 20, 2015 5

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA CEO of World Evolve, Inc. It was a hot and overcast day in May 2015, and I was standing dangerously close to the water in the middle of San Antonio’s […]