employment opportunities for adults with autism

How CentralReach is employing adults on the spectrum.

July 27, 2017 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The ReachOut program, a recent initiative within CentralReach, is rapidly gaining attention in the autism and ABA communities, and for a good reason – they are […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ivory Tower

Why Behavior Analysis Needs to Keep Up with Other Sciences

July 31, 2015 29

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA (chelsea.wilhite@gmail.com) bSci21 Contributing Writer I recently sat (and passed, thankfully) the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam. I used no fewer than eight sources while studying and practicing for the […]

Society

Redesigning Your Grocery with Applied Behavior Analysis

June 4, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A study by Sigurdsson, Larsen, and Gunnarsson in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis showed that selling healthy foods might be as simple as where you place them in […]

Society

Gender X and Deictic Relations

January 2, 2019 5

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC New York City recently joined California, Oregon, and Washington state with a recent change in law that allows for a third gender option – simply called “X”. According […]

Business/OBM

Provide Feedback Like A Champ

July 6, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Giving feedback — it’s something everyone who supervises staff has to do. Some are good at it, while others…not so good. The ability to provide good […]