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The early detection of autism — through a sniff test.

July 11, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Autism Daily Newscast recently summarized research findings coming out of Israel, which suggest that the early detection of autism can be facilitated via sniff test. You […]

Society

How Behavior Analysis Can Contribute To Gun Safety

March 10, 2016 4

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Unintentional shootings result in countless injuries and deaths each year, and many of the victims of these casualties are children. In 2005, Miltenberger et al. conducted a […]

Society

Feedback and prompting makes parking citations more effective

November 14, 2020 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org Finding accessible parking, and even understanding parking rules, can be tricky in many urban areas, businesses, and universities. Illegal parking takes up space intended for other things. Receiving parking tickets is […]

Society

Pandemic got you down? Psychological flexibility may help.

September 17, 2020 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it social isolation and uncertainty. Most people don’t deal well with these things. Most of us want to interact with other people. After all, relationships are […]

ABA Practice

Time-out or Not?

April 12, 2016 1

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA The Autism in Education (AIE) Partnership Controversy over the use of time-out in schools seems to span time and international borders. Common questions that arise tend to focus on how […]

Business/OBM

To Profit or Not to Profit, That Is the Ethical Question: Five Ways Your ABA Company Will Profit by Behaving Ethically

December 5, 2016 6

Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Running a business in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) can be a challenging endeavor, and those who try and fail can end up feeling like their story is one […]