by CAHumanServices | Aug 23, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Sleep Disorders and Treatment in Children with ASD written by: Craig Marrer, M.S., BCBA, LBA Children and adolescents with ASD struggle with sleep problems, particularly insomnia, at a higher rate than typically developing children. Research suggests that...
by CAHumanServices | Jul 16, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Alternative to the Standard Functional Analysis Written by: Brooke Ozz, MS, BCBA, LBA Functional behavior assessments that include descriptive assessments (e.g. FAST, MAS, or QABF), indirect assessments (e.g. interviews, observations, ABC data) and a formal functional...
by CAHumanServices | Jun 12, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Written by: Briana Judd, MS, BCBA, LBA Bullying Resources for Individuals Diagnosed with Disabilities. What is bullying? According to stopbullying.gov, “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children. It involves a real or perceived power...
by Danielle Kessinger, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA | May 15, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Written by: Danielle Kessinger, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA In Applied Behavior Analysis, we help individuals decrease challenging behaviors by implementing a variety of interventions. The challenging behavior an individual might display, is their form of communication to get...
by CAHumanServices | Apr 26, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Adapting Games written by: Stacey Guzowski As teachers, service providers and caretakers of individuals with learning differences, we are constantly searching for innovative ways to enhance the learning of the students we work with. And, although there are numerous...
by Kat Milberger | Mar 25, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
No one is “bad at meditating”: Embracing Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Health There is a large body of research supporting the fact that mindfulness meditation reduces many negative health outcomes, such as heart disease, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and...
by CAHumanServices | Feb 14, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Simple Steps to Functional Communication A key factor of many Developmental Disabilities is a deficit in communication skills. These deficits may include difficulty with expressive language, receptive language, or a combination of both. Expressive language is the...
by Courtney Vaughan, M.S., BCBA, LBA | Jan 25, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Trauma Informed Care for Behavior Analysts — Buzzword or Just Good Practice? What Defines a Trauma Informed Organization or System? “A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed: Realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths...
by CAHumanServices | Dec 21, 2018 | Best Practice Blog
The Token Economy Token economies can be an effective way to manage contingencies in schools, home and the community. They are systems in which a child earns “tokens” that can be exchanged for a variety of preferred items. (Sound familiar? Our monetary system is a...
by CAHumanServices | Dec 3, 2018 | Best Practice Blog
Evidence based interventions. There are many interventions in existence claiming to be beneficial for individuals with autism. However, the field itself seems to be a magnet for interventions and therapies that are based in pseudo-science and have no research to...
