Beyond the Card: When Visual Supports Stop Supporting

• By: Franchesca Kelly Registered Behavior Technician
• September 15th, 2026
• AAC, assent, augmentative and alternative communication, autism education, communication, double empathy problem, multimodal communication, visual supports
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Everyone was arriving at once to begin the day. I was putting my things away when I heard someone across the classroom say, "No thank you, friend. We don't throw cards on the floor." I looked over and saw Zachary sitting at a table, dropping cards onto the floor one by one. I walked over and...

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...