Author: Bryan Foster

Specific indicators act as a warning that the current situation is about to get worse, for example, the tasks will be more difficult, a greater response effort will be required, or the task will be boring (Carbone 2010). In these situations, some children engage in problem behavior such as screaming, flopping to the floor, or…

Joint attention is recognized as one of the earliest forms of communication in young children and involves coordinated attention between a social partner and an object or event in the environment (Bruner, 1975; Mundy, Sigman, & Kasari, 1994). An everyday life example of joint attention occurring could be as simple as a father and son…

A crucial Senate vote to help improve ABA care for military families with autism and other developmental disabilities is expected shortly! Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York are sponsoring an amendment to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will vastly improve ABA coverage under TRICARE, the military health care program. How can…

Updated 7/11/2013 Attention All Parents:  Join our efforts in stopping TRICARE from restricting your child’s therapy!  TRICARE has proposed major policies that are projected to have serious negative impacts on the therapy your child receives.  Signing petitions and voicing your concerns has worked in the past with TRICARE funding and policy changes and it can…

How many times have we heard or perhaps even said something similar to the following: “Eat all of your vegetables and then you can have some ice cream.” This basic notion of doing something less desirable for the opportunity to do something more desirable is commonly known as Grandma’s Law. In the field of ABA…

I recently read a blog that got me thinking…As parents (and teachers), we give warnings ALL DAY LONG!  We warn our children “If you do that, then you’re going to be in big trouble!”  “This is the last time I’m going to tell you!”  There is nothing wrong with gentle reminders (“Remember, if you hit…