AHRC NYC’s Laura McCabe, BCBA, Urges Teachers to Keep an Open Mind and Give Students a Chance to Change

• By: AHRC New York City
• September 23rd, 2021
• BCBA, behavior challenges, behavior support plan, Fall 2021 Issue, functional behavior assessment, interview, reinforcement, school, students, teachers, training
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The following is an interview with Laura McCabe, BCBA, Coordinator at AHRC New York City’s Middle High School. What made you decide to go into this field? Did you always know you wanted to work with students on the autism spectrum?  I was always interested in understanding the human mind...

Addressing Setting Events to Make Behavior Plans More Effective for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Philip Smith, PhD Daniel J. Baker, PhD, NADD-CC The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• April 1st, 2015
• behavior support plan, BSP, FBA, functional behavior assessment
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Challenging, disruptive, and potentially dangerous behaviors frequently are a concern for caregivers and family members of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In recent years, the methodology of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) has come to be recognized as one of the most...