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Prompting is a teaching procedure that comes before the behavior/skill/response occurs. It is used to support a person as they learn a...

Did you know students with disabilities have rights to gain appropriate education? Students with disabilities, like autistic students,...

2022 is the year for the disability community in the college arena! There are two students with disabilities who have been getting...

Did you know more autistic people are either pursing work in the ABA field or already work in the ABA field? Currently, I have been...

Employment has still been a big issue in the disability community for years. People with autism are more unemployed and working...

Did you know a functional behavior assessment (FBA) helps with learning the reason/function for the behavior? There is a reason/function...

Should more companies and places hire people with autism and other disabilities? The obvious answer is yes! Autistic people and people...

As we all know, Autism is a lifelong neurological development disability. Children who live with autism will grow up as adults with...

Did you know more autistic people are working in the entertainment industry? The entertainment industry has been working on including...

For a long time, autism has been mainly diagnosed in boys. More girls and women have been getting diagnosed than before due to various...

Personally, I learned about being autistic when I was in 6th grade, even though I was diagnosed with autism around the age of two. My...

What is Functional Communication Training (FCT)? Functional Communication Training (FCT) is a communication procedure in which teaches an...

Today is a special day! My family and I have been living in Florida for a year now. We arrived in Florida exactly a year ago on this...

I was a guest reader for my classroom at work for Florida Literacy Week back in January 2022! Did you know this week was Read Across...

What are functional behavior assessments (FBAs)? Functional behavior assessments (FBAs) are a systematic process for figuring out the...

As we know, there has been an increase in regards to in school bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and suicide rates. Many factors are...

Since yesterday was Valentine's Day, let's talk about dating and relationships. This topic can be hard for people to discuss about, but I...

What are verbal operants? Verbal operants are kinds of verbal behaviors people demonstrate. These verbal behaviors in Applied Behavior...

What is task analysis? A task analysis is an approach for teaching complex skills by breaking them down into manageable steps. Here is an...

Do you know any autistic authors or read books about autism? Today, more autistic people are becoming authors by sharing their own life...