pabi – Behavioral Science in the 21st Century

Will a robotic penguin revolutionize ABA therapy?

October 25, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Brown Daily Herald, researchers at Brown University are hard at work developing a robotic penguin to aid the assessment and treatment of autism […]

Ivory Tower

Delay Discounting – A JEAB Special Issue

March 21, 2015 0

The January issue of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is a special issue devoted to delay discounting. What is delay discounting you might ask? Delay discounting describes the process by which an […]

ABA Practice

Behavioral Skills Training at Dinner Time

January 26, 2018 0

Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I need some serious help with dinnertime. My two sons argue, yell, goof off, refuse to eat, you name it. We can’t go out to […]

Society

A visual aid to teach kids about coronavirus

November 16, 2020 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org NPR recently published a one-page “comic” of sorts to help kids understand coronavirus and best practices to prevent infection. Those of you who work with kids as part of Applied Behavior […]

Lifestyle

A functional view of ACT and ACT related behaviors.

July 17, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or “ACT” is a behavioral therapy. ACT teaches people to notice the […]

ABA Practice

An Insider’s Guide To Legal Issues & ABA In Schools

November 29, 2017 0

WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, November 29, 1017 — Special education litigation often ends up with outcomes that are not always in the best interest of the student, and settlement agreements do not address the real educational […]

ABA Practice

Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) sees Success in Sacramento Schools

March 17, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Sacramento Bee recently reported on a program across area schools that produced notable decreases in student suspension and expulsion rates. Under the new program, the […]