This was a comment said to me recently when I asked a tutor to reinforce the individual with autism. The individual had a history of being aggressive towards others when they didn’t get what they wanted. This time the individual just stamped their foot a little, sighed and shouted a little. My thoughts were ‘wow,…
We have recently received a high number referrals for individuals with diagnoses (or suspected diagnoses) of Pathological Demand Avoidance that are exhibiting behaviours that challenge. Worryingly many of these families have been told that ABA would not be able to help their child, including one family having been told that by a BCBA. ABA can…
A reinforcer is defined as a consequnce which causes the behaviour it followed to increase in future frequency. One consequence that many people fail to see that could be a reinforcer is being told off! Being told off or reprimanded ,in some cases may actually be increasing the behaviour in the longer term. We are…
Some children with autism struggle to occupt themselves during downtime, when they do not have one to one attention. Some of the families we work with report that this can be the most difficult time for them; how can they see to the needs of siblings, get house work done, prepare meals etc. The longer…