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Everyone typically has some form of a personal goal. In order to set yourself up to succeed with these goals, you first must learn to manage your behavior. In ABA there are some strategies that can help with managing your behavior, and they are called self-management. These strategies are used to he...
A task analysis is when the steps of a complicated behavior such as washing hands are broken down into smaller more manageable steps for the learner.
An example of a task analysis for washing hands is this: turn on water, wet hands, get soap, scrub hands together, rinse bubbles, turn off water, ge...
If you’re a parent, you know that fostering independence in play can be tough. Your child loves to spend time with you. And while you love spending time with them, sometimes you just need a few minutes to yourself to get dressed, make dinner, or finish a quick work task. If you’ve been struggling to...
A visual schedule is a series of pictures and/or words that communicate to the individual a general idea about their day. Visual schedules include a small icon (picture) for each activity during that day. These icons can be moved to provide an accurate depiction of the learner’s schedule! Using vert...
For parents of toddlers and preschoolers with autism, creating a communication-rich environment at home is essential for supporting language development and fostering meaningful interactions. By incorporating proven strategies rooted in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), you can provide your child wit...
Pivotal Response Training, or PRT, is a child initiated, play-based therapy used for autism. PRT is used to help with the development of communication, language skills, and to increase positive social behaviors. This treatment targets pivotal areas of a child’s development, such as motivation, respo...
First, let’s talk about some tasks in the morning that you can teach your child to do themselves. Things like brushing teeth, bathroom time, getting dressed, brushing hair, eating breakfast.Â
A visual schedule is one way to teach your child to work on these tasks in succession. Visual schedul
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Joint attention is vital to language development and early word learning. It refers to the shared attention between two people and a third object or event. The attention shifts between the object and the other person, and both persons are aware that attention to the third object is shared. Joint att...
Whether it’s a day trip to the zoo or a week at the beach, for some children on the autism spectrum, traveling is not fun. Traveling is unpredictable. Traveling upends daily routines. The new environments, different bed, different foods, noise, crowds, and strangers can be scary and overwhelming, es...
Functional communication training (FCT) is an effective, evidence-based method to teach individuals how to replace inappropriate problem behavior with appropriate, recognizable, functional forms of communication. The method of functional communication depends on the ability of the individual and typ...
Bedtime can be a challenging time for any parent, but for those with toddlers or preschoolers on the autism spectrum, it can be especially daunting. Sleep difficulties are common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and establishing a consistent bedtime routine is essential for both y...
Chaining is a helpful technique that you can use to teach your child many complex behaviors.
With chaining, you take a multi-step task and break it down into a sequence of smaller tasks. The learner is taught only one step at a time, and is not taught any future steps until the current step has bee...
