childhood obesity

How Applied Behavior Analysis is Tackling Childhood Obesity

June 19, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity in the United States has more than doubled since 1980 to 18% for children aged 6-11, and […]

Lifestyle

ABA Improves Vechicle Maintenance

August 29, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Behavior and Social Issues published a study in 2017, that should be of interest to all car owners. Venditti and Wine, both from Florida Institute of Technology, worked […]

Society

Would you pay me to be healthy?

July 7, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Aaron Carroll of the New York Times recently wrote an article describing a growing body of research supporting the idea of paying people to be healthy. He […]

Society

How A Horse Learned To Paint

September 24, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Chicago Tribune recently featured a story on a prolific, up and coming artist that “can turn out six or more abstract art pieces during a […]

ABA Practice

Parents, ABA can help reduce your child’s wandering behavior.

June 30, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Sarah Kupferschmidt, BCBA, recently published an article in The Huffington Post titled Autism and Wandering: How Applied Behaviour Analysis can Help Keep Kids Safe. Sarah noted that as […]

Lifestyle

Control Yourself! Using Your Audience to Make Your Presentations More Powerful and Engaging

October 3, 2015 6

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Anyone who regularly spends time at the front of the room is well aware of the effects that the environment can have on one’s behavior. If the audience […]

ABA Practice

SGOs, Teacher Evaluation, and Students with Severe Disabilities – Tips for Teachers

June 15, 2016 1

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer As public schools wrap up another year and head into summer, teachers will likely be heading into a summative evaluation conference with their building administrator. Discussion will […]