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Behavior Interventions

Behavior Interventions: A Must-Know Guide for ABA Professionals   ABA behavior interventions are structured, evidence-based strategies that help individuals on the autism spectrum and others with behavioral challenges learn new skills and reduce harmful behaviors. The most widely used approaches …

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20 Rewarding Careers Working with Children

20 Rewarding Jobs Working with Kids: Careers, Credentials & Pay   There are more than 20 rewarding jobs working with kids across education, healthcare, social work, and behavioral health. Some require advanced degrees and licensure, while others are accessible with …

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Is ABA Therapy Only for Autism? Conditions ABA Can Help

Is ABA Therapy Only for Autism? Conditions ABA Can Help ABA therapy isn’t only for autism. It’s used with children and adults managing ADHD, OCD, PTSD, oppositional defiant disorder, traumatic brain injury, and more. The same evidence-based techniques that help …

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ABA Strategies in the Classroom: 5 Approaches That Work

Is ABA Therapy Only for Autism? Conditions ABA Can Help Five commonly used ABA-informed classroom strategies include discrete trial teaching, naturalistic teaching, pivotal response treatment, token economy, and contingent observation. Teachers can apply many ABA-informed classroom strategies without formal ABA …

ADD vs ADHD: What’s the Difference?

ADD vs ADHD: What’s the Difference? ADD and ADHD are different names for the same diagnosis. ADD is an older term that’s no longer used clinically. Today, all presentations of attention deficit disorder fall under ADHD, which is divided into …