Rethinking Non-Compliance as a Skill and Promoting Self-Advocacy

• By: Alex Kishbaugh, MS, BCBA, LABA Haley M. K. Steinhauser, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Frank L. Bird, MEd, BCBA, LABA Melmark
• September 29th, 2022
• ABA, adaptive communication, assent, behavior analysts, Fall 2022 Issue, non-compliance, self-advocacy
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Nearly all behavior analysts have come across “non-compliance” within the behavior repertoire of our consumers. Many of us have operationally defined it and targeted it for deceleration. However, how often do we stop to consider the significance of non-compliance? Can non-compliance be...