Quality of Life – What is it? How is it Measured?
One of the responsibilities of a behavior analyst is to provide intervention that promotes socially significant outcomes. Quality of Life (Qol) might be one component of social significance, but …
Maaari Ba Akong Magsalita Ng Sariling Wika?
Written By: Rocio Rosales, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Translated By: Beatriz Querol-Cintrón, MA, BCBA, LABA Ayon sa pinakahuling pagtatantya ng Census Bureau, mayroong hindi bababa sa 350 na wika ang nagagamit …
A Behavioral View of Life
It’s not what you think it is… If you think it worthwhile to understand the circumstances of someone’s situation, then you have a behavioral view of life. If you think …
Level Up: Recreational and Problem Video Game Use
Take a look around you. How many devices do you see? A phone, a laptop, a desktop computer? What about devices you can play video games on? A television consul, …
Language Development and Ableism: Recommendations for Behavior Analysts
Authors: Bryan J. Blair, Ph.D., LBA/LABA, BCBA-D and Jenelle Bartlett, M.S., BCBA, LBA Language is one of the most complex human behavioral repertoires that can take a variety of forms …
Autistic Adults, Increasing Professional Understanding: An Interview with Dr. Peter Gerhardt
Dr. Peter Gerhardt, a champion of the need for effective services for autistic adults for decades, participated in an interview for this month’s Connecting the Dots blog. Peter, can you …
Keep Your Classroom Safe: Tips to Increase Mask Usage When Masks aren’t Required
Keep Your Classroom Safe: Tips to Increase Mask Usage When Masks aren’t Required By Nicole Gravina, PhD and Jessica Nastasi, MA, BCBA The data are clear. Masks are one useful …
The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change is Behavioral
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its most up-to-date understanding of the climate system and climate change. The report is titled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science …
ACT and RFT as Prosocial OBM in an ABA School Based Partial Hospital Program
Dear blog reader, joining us this month on the series is Dr. Stuart Libman (M.D.). Dr Libman has a wonderfully rich and interesting professional history that has drawn on many …
Mari Cerda, BCBA….Advocate….Autist
Mari Cerda, an amazing human who is working across multiple channels to improve the field of behavior analysis, participated in an interview for this month’s Connecting the Dots blog. Mari, …