autism rates

Barriers to Autism Treatment in Northern Ireland

July 9, 2019 bsci21 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Over the past ten years, the prevalence of autism in Northern Ireland has increased by several percentage points. However, a recent article by Karola Dillenburger, Director of the […]

ABA Practice

An A-L-A-R-M for Autism

May 28, 2015 4

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 […]

ABA Practice

Tools of the OBM Trade: Measure to Evaluate Solutions

March 2, 2017 0

By Barbara Bucklin, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer This is the third in a three-part series called ‘Tools of the OBM Trade,’ intended to give you practical advice, examples, tools, and resources to hone your OBM […]

Lifestyle

Divorce, Kids & Behaviour Analysis

February 4, 2016 0

By Zainab Fazal, M.ADS, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Let’s talk about the D word – divorce! Some statistics show an increase in the number of divorces over the last two decades. In 2002, Kreider & […]

Business/OBM

4 Secrets to Employee Motivation Using Behavioral Science

August 2, 2016 4

By Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA CEO, DiNovi & Associates, LLC “The opportunity to directly control outcomes-to do what you think needs to be done, rather than what you are told to do- essentially defines the […]

ABA Practice

PECS giving you trouble? Use Precision Teaching.

July 18, 2016 7

My name is Simon Dejardin. I’m a BCBA in France, in the Paris suburbs. I supervise an ABA program for adolescents with ASD. Last November, I welcomed a 14-year-old girl named Cecilia. She has a […]

Society

Are We Realizing the Full Potential of Behavioral Science?

April 5, 2017 1

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . As I’ve been reflecting recently on the application of behavioral science to everyday life and situations, I’ve […]