translational research

Dear Behavior Analysis: From Applied Behavior Analyst, With Love

March 1, 2016 bsci21 11

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Dear Behavior Analysis, From the very first moment I sat in class and heard your name, to the first mand trial that my inaugural client scored correctly, […]

Lifestyle

Use Natural Environment Teaching (NET) to Support Summer Skills Learning

July 25, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC For most children, summer is a time for playing in the sun and learning through play. The fun times had in the sun with […]

ABA Practice

How to Get a Job with Autism: An Introduction and Resources.

April 11, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC With an unemployment rate near 80%, demand for jobs by individuals with autism is high. While jobs for those with autism and other disabilities is not unheard […]

Society

Would you pay me to be healthy?

July 7, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Aaron Carroll of the New York Times recently wrote an article describing a growing body of research supporting the idea of paying people to be healthy. He […]

Lifestyle

Relocating With An Autism Family

August 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Moving is always stressful. Take it from me, I know. I’ve moved across the country and back and lived in four different cities. Make that five […]

Society

How to talk ABA to the rest of the world.

February 14, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group As behavior analysts, we pride ourselves in our technical training and language. Skinner described this as the language of the experimental analysis of […]

Lifestyle

On using ABA to coach baseball

May 2, 2017 0

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer In 1980, a behavioral coaching method for increasing motor skills was reviewed across multiple sports. This coaching method included the systematic use of verbal instructions and feedback, […]