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June 19, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, applied behavior analysis, autism, natural enviornmentby rec

Topic Tuesday: Natural Environment Teaching

Last week Kristin gave some insight into what applied behavior analysis means. One of the various techniques used in the science of applied behavior analysis is natural environment teaching (NET). What is NET? NET is when teaching and learning occurs in the natural …

May 1, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, activity, activity schedules, autism, boards, learning, schedule, taksby rec

Activity Schedules – Teaching for Independence

What is an Activity Schedule? An activity schedule is a sequence of pictures or words that cue someone to engage in a sequence of activities. The pictures or words used can be detailed or vague depending on the learner. They can also include tasks such …

April 17, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, sensory, sensory friendly, The REC, touch a truckby rec

Topic Tuesday: What is a Sensory Friendly Event?

Sensory friendly may mean different things for different venues or events. At movie theaters it means the lights are on throughout the movie and the sound is turned down lower than usual. Getting out of one’s seat to stand up, talk, sing, or move and …

April 3, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, behavioral health, verbal behaviorby rec

Verbal Behavior

Skinner (1957) identified six elementary verbal operants of mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal, textual, and transcription. Verbal behavior is a behavioral approach to language the describes how language is shaped by the consequences, what happens as a result of speaking, in the environment. This means acquiring, …

March 30, 2018Autismaba, adult services, autism, bakery, Community, cupcakes, job skills, social skills, young adultsby rec

Introducing the CREATE Program

Here at The REC, we are always looking to expand our services and teach new programming for all ages. The Chelmsford REC has recently launched The CREATE Program – Community and Recreational Experiences for Adults and Teens. The CREATE Program is the life skills division …

March 27, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, autism, Behavior, functional communication, topics, training, tuesdayby rec

Topic Tuesday: Functional Communication Training (FCT)

What is FCT ? FCT is a procedure for teaching functional language as a replacement for interfering behavior that serve the same function. Why is it Important to Teach FCT ? Challenging behavior is a form of communication. FCT is one of the most effective …

February 28, 2018Autismaba, applied behavior analysis, autism, bcba, behavior analysist, behavior therapyby rec

What to Expect From Your BCBA (What’s a BCBA?)

If you have heard the term BCBA, raise your “virtual” hand! What is a BCBA anyway? BCBA stands for Board Certified Behavioral Analyst. These professionals are experts in the field of behavior analysis. BCBA’s have completed an approved graduate course sequence, done 1500 hours of …

February 27, 2018Topic Tuesdayaba, assessment, autism, preference assessment, reinforcement, topic tuesdayby rec

Topic Tuesday: Preference Assessment

What is a preference assessment? A preference assessment is a tool to help determine the hierarchy of potential reinforcers for an individual. The assessment is typically conducted with items that are moderately to highly preferred and helps to determine which are the most highly preferred …

February 20, 2018Autism, Topic Tuesdayaba, applied behavior analysis, autism, tackling tuesdays, topic tuesday, tuesdayby rec

Topic Tuesday: What is ABA?

Back to Basics Most people have a misconception that ABA is just a child sitting at a table performing a direction and getting a piece of candy. While we do use reinforcement to increase the future probability of a behavior to occur, there is more …

February 16, 2018Autismaba, aba programming, autism, baking, crafts, olympics, school vacation, sensory, sensory friendlyby rec

Activities for February School Vacation

Can you believe it’s already time for February school vacation? 2018 is flying by. If you are struggling with what to do with your kiddos during the upcoming vacation weeks, check out some ideas we have found or created ourselves. Olympic Craft ideas With the …

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