Reaching Milestones

Author: Bryan Foster

  • Resurgence: Problem Behavior Occurs When Appropriate Behavior Was Taught

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    Submitted by: Lindsey Knopf, BCBA Resurgence has not been a term that has been frequently used in ABA, but it is very important because it occurs frequently. Resurgence describes the recurrence of a previously reinforced behavior following the extinction of the subsequently reinforced alternative behavior. This means that an appropriate behavior that used to be…

  • Motivation – What Fuels Your Fire?

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      Submitted by: Danica Samsin, QASP In the ABA world, motivation is a key component to helping our clients succeed. These learners need to stay motivated! Our instructors spend countless hours getting to know our clients in order to decipher what really intrigues them and keeps them interested in what we are teaching them. They…

  • Reaching My Milestones

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    Submitted by: Lara Lanza, M.Ed., BCBA Hi, my name is Lara and I have been working for Reaching Milestones for the past 4 years and I wanted to tell my story about how Reaching Milestones inspired me to “reach my personal milestones!” In April of 2013 I graduated from an undergraduate program at the University…

  • It’s Important to Listen

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    Submitted By: Chelsea Silva It’s Important to Listen! Children with autism often have a difficult time attending to the words given by other people. They can be distracted by other noises in the room which makes it difficult for them to follow the instructions given by another person. Parents or caregivers who are giving listener instructions…

  • You Are Not Alone. You Are Important.

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    Submitted by: Kasey Gerhart, BCBA Is he the only one who does this? I feel so alone. I don’t know what to do. Do other families go through this? How do I handle this? She just won’t listen to me! Are there other parents who never feel like they know what to do? My sister…

  • It’s Called Love

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    Submitted by: Amanda Coad, M.Ed., BCBA We have all seen this scenario before: parents are out to dinner and their child starts crying. It’s so common for children to cry that many don’t even blink an eye when they hear a child start crying in certain environments. But what about when a child starts to…