autism

September 24, 2018

What is Applied Behavior Analysis?

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Many people misunderstand Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). “ABA” is often confused with Autism treatment or misunderstood as a bag of techniques…

May 14, 2018

Blending Behavior Analysis with Precision Measurement for Students with ASD: A Public School Success Story

The path to success for kids with autism spectrum disorder may seem narrow, especially when challenging behaviors make public school education more difficult. But in this webinar, Dr. Andrew Bulla shows how changing instruction can also change behavior and accelerate…

January 22, 2018

The Four Functions of Behavior Made Simple

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent YouTube video, Brett DiNovi, CEO of the largest Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) agency on the East Coast, gives us an overview of…

October 30, 2017

All I really need to know… I learned as a Behavior Technician

By Emaley McCulloch bSci21 Contributing Writer I practiced as a Behavior Technician/ABA Therapist for the first 6 years of my career. A behavior technician has many jobs and roles, but they’re primarily responsible for carrying out behavior and treatment plans…

September 4, 2017

Making a Difference: A Week in the Life of the Behavior Analyst

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the…

August 17, 2017

A.G.E.S Learning Solutions’ Journey to CentralReach

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Emmylou Santos, M.A., BCBA, LBA, co-founded A.G.E.S. Learning Solutions in 2008, in the San Francisco Bay Area. After three years of steady growth from group home consultation, they went full time…

July 31, 2017

Ensuring HIPAA Compliance and Security in ABA Software

POMPANO BEACH, JULY 31, 2017 – If you work in any medical field, there are five letters burned into your brain, H-I-P-A-A. As part of the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, commonly referred to as HIPAA, Congress mandated…

January 31, 2017

On teaching skills to mastery vs fluency

Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . In my work with learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and diverse needs, I always focused on teaching skills to mastery, or at…

January 24, 2017

Autism, Oral Language, & Missing Curriculum: Is DI the Answer?

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are (or ever were) a public school special education teacher in a self-contained autism classroom, chances are you have had to beg for, borrow, and sometimes steal curricular materials. Well-intentioned…

October 31, 2016

What to do when the auditors come to your ABA agency.

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Jamie Pagliaro General Manager, Rethink Behavioral Health Sarah Schmitz, CPC, CPB President and Owner of Comprehensive Billing Consultants, LLC In last month’s article, titled “Human Resources for the ABA Entrepreneur”, we touched on…

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