“What’s Your Brother Saying?”
Author: Jessica Akers, Ph.D., BCBA-D “Jessica, do you know what he is saying?” This is a question I was asked numerous times growing up. My brother has Fragile X-syndrome, and …
ABAI Sending Us Virtual One More Time!
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) made another hard decision to move the annual convention online this year instead of being in San Francisco, California. Although I am sad …
Q+A with Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group Past Chair Dr. April Kisamore
This month I am excited to collaborate with ABAI’s Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group (VB SIG) to bring to you a Question & Answer section with the VB SIG’s past …
Nature vs Nurture: Is One More Important to Language Development?
4 Author: Andresa DeSouza, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA I just watched “Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary directed by Tim Wardle which tells the story of the accidental reunion of three identical …
Incorporating Verbal Behavior into Brain Injury Treatment
1 Guest Blog By: Anneka Hofschneider, MA, BCBA, CBIS I first got my taste for neurorehabilitation as a student intern in the summer of 2010. By attending California’s Association of …
Walking and Talking with Our Police
Guest Blog by: John O’Neill, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA Contextual Behavioral Science Institute The field of behavior analysis has accomplished great things by protecting and serving vulnerable populations such as individuals …
The Erosion of “AMERICA”
Guest Blog: Jordan Belisle, Phd, BCBA-D, LBA Missouri State University Special Note: The views expressed in this blog are the views of the author alone. At its best, “AMERICA” is …