my child's behavior

Tips for Transitioning Activities, from your Behavior BFF

August 29, 2015 bsci21 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer and your “Behavior BFF” A mom writes: I enjoy taking my 4-year-old son to the park, play areas at the mall, and other fun places. Lately, though, he […]

Business/OBM

Developing a Cultural Strategy is as Easy as 1-2-3

April 24, 2018 0

Jess Graham, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer In software development, you may find a fast-paced, future-focused group of innovators. In health care, you may find process-oriented, caring employees who are more concerned with individual patient wellness. […]

Society

The Use of Respondent Conditioning in Improving Health Outcomes

February 6, 2017 0

Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer Approximately 133 million Americans (50% of the overall population) suffer from chronic illness, which results in 7 in 10 deaths each year (Center for Disease Control and […]

ABA Practice

Autism, and ABA, in China

May 23, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Wall Street Journal recently published a story on the state of autism services in China. Analysts estimate several million children with autism likely live in […]

Lifestyle

How ABA Can Get You Off the Couch

January 18, 2015 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If obesity doesn’t kill you, a sedentary lifestyle will. That is the message of an LA Times article discussing new research study that followed hundreds […]

ABA Practice

An Assessment Tool To Track Supervision Outcomes

February 23, 2016 0

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Last year, The BACB had Burning Glass conduct an analysis of the demand for credentialed behavior analysts in the US. The demand for behavior analyst jobs increased […]

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 […]