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When learners with ADHD and autism struggle with tasks, routines, or transitions, it can be easy to focus on the behaviors we see. But those behaviors are often only the tip of the iceberg. Instead of asking why a learner is not doing something, we can ask what might be getting i ...  عرض المزيد

What if the biggest obstacle to behavior change is not motivation at all? Executive functioning skills often influence how learners manage tasks, regulate emotions, transition between activities, and develop independence. Whether someone has autism, ADHD, anxiety, a learning disa ...  عرض المزيد

As I noted in the last episode it is important that we teach skills that serve the function of the behavior from our functional behavior assessment (FBA).  However, only teaching those skills is wasting a lot of the information that our FBA gained for us.  Based on our ABC data a ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, I interview BCBA Shannon Biagi. Shannon is an author, entrepreneur, and supervisor in organizational behavior management. Shannon shares what OBM is and how teachers can utilize these principles to manage their team more effectively. She shares how to define what ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, learn how you can use ABA principals to teach essential school learning behavior within the inclusion setting. Lori Fry joins the podcast to share her experiences teaching behaviors such as independently starting work, attending, asking for help, and modifying on ...  عرض المزيد

How can parents, other caregivers, or service providers be trained in implementing behavioral support for autistic kids? And should you, as a teacher, facilitate it? I get asked these questions often when speaking about behavioral support in the classroom. In this episode, I answ ...  عرض المزيد