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October 22, 2018Communityasd, autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, halloween, Trick or Treatby rec

Tips For a Fun Halloween Holiday!

Halloween is just around the corner and definitely can be a kiddos favorite holiday! With mounds of candy to eat, staying up late, dressing up as a character whom you admire and knocking on strangers doors, it is pretty much the one day of the …

October 16, 2018Uncategorizedaba, applied behavior analysis, autism, data, graphby

Topic Tuesday: Data Data Data!

As behavior analysts we graph a lot of data! One of the things that we graph are the skills that we are teaching. Why do we do all of this crazy graphing? The trends in the data tell us how our student is learning. For …

October 2, 2018Autism, Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, nonspecific reinforcement, reinforcement, special needs, specific reinforcementby rec

Specific and Nonspecific Reinforcement

REINFORCEMENT Specific reinforcement is directly related to what the speaker wants when teaching mands and a child asks for water they are given water. Under similar conditions this will increase the likelihood of the child asking for water in the future. Nonspecific …

September 17, 2018Autismaba, adult services, autism, bakery, cupcakes, job skills, jobsby rec

The Popular New Bakery In Town!

If you live in Chelmsford or any of the surrounding towns, you may have heard of a new shop that popped up in the center this past spring called Especially Sweet Needs! It is currently open Friday’s and Saturday’s and serves up some of the …

August 21, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, aba therapy, autism, topic tuesday, topographyby rec

Topic Tuesday: Topography

A BCBA constantly examines behaviors from multiple angles to determine the function of these behaviors as well as the events and situations in which these behaviors are more likely to occur. One of the first things a behavior analyst does after identifying a target behavior …

August 1, 2018Announcements, Autism, Programsaba, aba therapy, after school programs, applied behavior analysis, autism, londonderry, peabody, school vacation weeks, special needs, vacation week, weekend programsby rec

Reserving for Vacations and Holidays at the REC

Reminder! The REC is committed to providing constant ABA programming, all year-round. As many of our REC families know, this means support during school vacation weeks and some minor holidays. Due to the high demand, space for the vacation and holiday programming is limited and …

July 17, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, generalization, stimuliby rec

Topic Tuesday: What Is Generalization

One of the things that we think about a lot when creating programs for our kiddos is generalization. What is generalization? It’s when a person applies something learned under a specific condition to another condition. What would this look like? Generalization across settings: Generalization across …

July 3, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, Behavior, functions of behavior, special needsby rec

Topic Tuesday: Revisiting The Functions of Behavior

What is behavior? Behavior is defined as anything a living organism does that results in a measurable change in at least one aspect of the environment. In other words, if a dead man can do it, it’s not behavior (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007). The …

July 2, 2018Autism, Uncategorized4th of july, aba, autism, autism awareness, fireworks, July 4thby rec

Tips For a Less Stressful 4th of July Holiday

We are just a few days away from one of the biggest summer celebrations of the year: 4th of July. It is a day full of fun, food and fireworks! However, to some who struggle with special needs, this can be a very difficult day …

June 26, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, play, summerby rec

Topic Tuesday: PLAY

School’s out for the summer! Now it’s time to PLAY!

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