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Autism Expert Interviews

What is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?

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Autism, Behavior

What is applied behavior analysis? Rob Pennington, Ph.D. BCBA briefly breaks ABA down.

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A Good Transition Plan
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Administrator's Role in Transition
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Approaching Employers
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Behavior as a Form of Communication
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Best Practices for Following Up
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Broadening Horizons
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Can only Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) use Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Strategies?
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Collaborative Teaming
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Connecting Students to Life
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Creating environments for neurodiverse learners
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Critical Conversations: Importance of Safety
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Critical Conversations: Sexual Needs and Desires
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Critical Conversations: Sexuality
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Daniel on Employment and Independent Living
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Daniel on Recreation and Leisure
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Daniel on Self-Advocacy
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Effective Professional Development for Educators
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Ensuring Educators are Managing Their Own Behavior
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Everyone Must Work
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Expectations Matter
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Family Consortium
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Futures Planning: Aiming for Best Case Scenario
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How detailed should Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) be?
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How do I implement a sensory area?
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How do we introduce Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to administrators?
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How do you address compulsive behaviors in the classroom?
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How is Fidelity Accomplished?
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How to Fade Reinforcers
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How to Use Reinforcement
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Identifying Student Needs and Strengths
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Important Concepts for Students with Unique Needs
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Large Team Strategy to Support Students
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Learning from your Inappropriate Responses
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Medicaid Programs in Texas
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More Paperwork?
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Parent-Professional Relationships
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Personal Networks
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Planned Ignoring
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Self and mutual regulation
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SSI: Medicaid Eligibility
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Supported Decision-Making and Guardianship: Parent Perspectives
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Training as a Behavior Change Procedure
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Transition Assessment
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Transition is a Life-Long Process
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Transition Services will Look Different
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What are causes of problem behaviors?
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What are some key behavior principles to use in class?
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What behavior is communication?
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What behavior is functional?
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What Expecatons Should I Have for My Student with Autism?
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What is a preference assessment?
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What is a Replacement Behavior?
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What is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?
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What is the difference between reinforcement and bribery?
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What is the three-term contingency?
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Why is emotional memory important?
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Why is Fidelity Important?

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