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Parents Treat Disabilities with Marijuana

August 6, 2015 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Bill Laitner of the Livingston Daily discussed a growing treatment among parents of children with disabilities — marijuana. Bill notes that under Michigan state law, medical marijuana is […]

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Jim Johnston & the History of Behavior Analysis on The Behavioral Observations Podcast

July 6, 2016 1

By Matt Cicoria, M.S., BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast In this session of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, Dr. Jim Johnston, BCBA-D, joins me for a conversation about the history of contemporary Behavior Analysis. Jim […]

ABA Practice

Virtual Autism Treatment

July 16, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Megan Reuther, of WHOtv.com, recently reported on an autism treatment program that provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services through the Internet to rural communities. An Iowa-based […]

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ABA is not a prescription for Autism.

January 19, 2016 8

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer In an ultimately humorous yet professionally troubling anecdote, I recently came to realize that the conceptual foundations of behaviorism and verbal behavior theory are so deeply paired with […]

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Response to: 5 Considerations Before Using Restraints and Seclusions

February 15, 2016 9

Josh K. Pritchard, PhD, BCBA-D (Florida Institute of Technology) Marc D’Antin, M.A., BCBA (Lodestone Academy) Guest Authors After reading the article “5 Considerations Before Using Restraints and Seclusions” [1], we sat down to write a […]

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On The Phrase “Having a Behavior”

October 14, 2015 11

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer I have a question for myself and other professionals who use Applied Behavior Analysis in their work. When did it become okay to use the term “behavior” only […]

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Four Prolific Writing Tips from B.F. Skinner

February 22, 2015 2

Back when I was a doctoral student at UNR, I came across an article by B.F. Skinner (1981) titled “How to Discover What you Have to Say — A Talk to Students.” In it, Skinner […]