cognitive psychology

The Effects of Priming Beyond ABA Therapy

June 28, 2017 bsci21 3

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Priming is a useful antecedent strategy in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We use it to prepare our clients for their day using a visual […]

Lifestyle

On the Ethics of Curiosity: Observing Behavior at the Voyeur’s Motel

May 10, 2016 0

Adrienne Fitzer, MA, BCBA Guest Author For forty minutes I was captivated by The Voyeur’s Motel , written by Gay Talese and published in the The New Yorker this past month. While the article focuses on […]

Society

PBIS “Positive Peer Pressure” Program Changes School Culture

February 13, 2019 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC WSLS News in Roanoke, Virginia recently reported on a Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program aimed to boost school attendance and academic performance across Henry County schools. One […]

Business/OBM

Bridging the Employment Gap for Young Adults with Autism

July 11, 2017 0

POMPANO BEACH, July 11, 2017 – Finding gainful employment after completing school is not easy for young adults but for those on the autism spectrum, it is a significantly larger struggle to find employment once […]

ABA Practice

On teaching skills to mastery vs fluency

January 31, 2017 2

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 […]

Society

Why the fuss over same sex marriage? It’s in the contingencies.

June 26, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Today was an historic day in the United States. The Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage across all 50 states by a 5-4 vote. Throngs […]

Society

Racial Disparities in Autism Diagnoses

May 31, 2019 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts, we know that three selective processes influence behavior. Biological selection, based on survival of the species, influences our genetic susceptibilities to our environment. Operant […]