Reaching Milestones

Author: Bryan Foster

  • The High Price of Negative Reinforcement

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    In his book, “Bringing Out the Best in People“, Dr. Aubrey Daniels points out that the dominant management style in today’s workplace is based on negative reinforcement.  It’s no wonder we tend to employ the same strategy in our personal lives.  Below is a summary of his chapter on “The High Price of Negative Reinforcement” in…

  • Jacksonville Center Grand Opening Press Release

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    PRESS RELEASE   Reaching Milestones with BCS celebrated the conclusion of autism awareness month with a grand opening of their second Jacksonville location and new school for autism.  The formal ribbon cutting was held on May 2, 2013.   Reaching Milestones staff of directors, therapists and behavior analysts attended the event along with Chamber members,…

  • Autism Screening: What You Need To Know

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    The prevalence of autism is growing, making screening tools to determine where a child falls on the autistic spectrum more important than ever. It is now recommended that all children receive autism screening. There are varying levels of screening, including initial screening and in-depth testing. Here is what you need to know about the available…

  • Toilet Training

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    One of the issues facing many of our families today is how to approach toilet training for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.  Continence, or being toilet trained, is a crucial skill for independence and quality of life.  Being incontinent “places limits on socialization, and residential and vocational placements.  Quality of life impairments can…

  • Overview of The VB-MAPP

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    Designed for children with autism, as well as individuals who show language delays, the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is an educational assessment instrument and a curriculum guide used to assess learning, language, and social skills. The program has five categories that display a balance across verbal operants and related skills. The…

  • Verbal Behavior – What is it?

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    Verbal behavior , a speech grading system made mainly for children with Autism and a variation of other speech problems that have been diagnosed of years. There are 5 different components of VB-MAPP which provides baseline level performance, direction of intervention, a system tracking skill acquisition, a tool of outcome measures and other language projects…