A very scaled down version of the scientific definition of behavior (Johnston & Pennypacker) states: “…that portion of an organism’s interaction with it’s environment…” Behavior does not occur in a vacuum. It’s all about the environment. We cannot physically...

First do your homework, then you can play Wii. First eat your vegetables, then you can have a cookie. (Or Bark Thins in my case. Have you seen these? Dark chocolate with pumpkin seeds and sea salt. It will change your life. I eat waaay more vegetables now so I can...

When working in schools as a special education teacher, I heard a lot about ‘pairing’ when you first start working with a child. This meant to pair myself with reinforcement so the student would find me reinforcing (and not hate my guts as their new teacher)....

Since becoming a new mom, I’ve felt like my brain has turned to mush. I’m pretty sure part of it has. Scientists- where is the research on mommy mush brain? I’m POSITIVE it’s a thing. In another lifetime, I spent my days managing a center that provided ABA therapy for...

I loved this article about people with disabilities working as successful models. Have you seen the Target ads with the little kids with Down Syndrome? Or Gap? Or Nordstrom? I LOVE seeing disability awareness and equality in the ads in the Sunday paper. ALL people...

I was having some serious technical problems but it seems everything is up and running again! Please take a minute to check out the article studies offered- they should all be working now! 

Lately, we hear about rising rates of autism in the news. But where are those numbers coming from? We spend a lot of time questioning WHY autism spectrum disorders are on the rise, but do we question the source of these numbers? I know many of them come from specific...