Self Care For Parents

Let’s be honest, self care for parents is tough!! The research shows us it is extra tough to find time for it when you have a special needs child. Unfortunately that means it is all the more important to prioritize!!! Lets take a look at some categories of self care: Physical Health through Food and […]

ACT Therapy

  ACT Therapy (acceptance and commitment therapy) is a type of therapy that is based in applied behavior analytic principles that address both internal and external behaviors. ACT therapy uses six processes to help people improve their behavior and their emotional regulation.    Six Processes of ACT Therapy    VALUES  is the center of ACT […]

Treating Adult Clients with Carlos Torres

What does it look like to ethically treat adult clients that can lead independent lives? Find out with our guest Carlos Torres, Director of the Transitions Program of Fox Valley Autism Treatment Program located in Appleton, WI. Listen to him nerd out with Ashley and Katie about how his passion for helping others led him […]

What’s the Deal With Verbal Behavior?

What is verbal behavior and how can we be sure we are ethically targeting it? Ashley and Katie have their first guest, Brad Brezinksi, BCBA on their fifth episode to nerd out about ethically teaching verbal behavior.

Why Care About Me? ABA and Self-Care

Why is it is so important to care about yourself? Ashley and Katie nerd out in their fourth episode on how it isn’t selfish to do self-care. On the contrary, it’s actually part of our ethical code to take care of ourselves!

Functions of Behavior

What are the functions of behavior? Every behavior under the sun will fall into these categories. Once you become familiar with these functions, it will help you be able to navigate and problem solve any behavior. The research shows that if a behavior is effective for us we will keep doing it. Similarly if it […]