Related Services on the IEP

We posted an answer to a question yesterday. As a result, we have been contacted with additional questions leading us to realize that many of our readers are in the dark about special education services. We thought we would provide readers with some background information as well as some additional resources to put in your [...]

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Schools Have to Teach Parents to Do ABA?

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about behavior. Today’s question comes from an anonymous writer who recently learned about services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). Individuals who are eligible for services under the IDEIA, may receive a variety of [...]

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Seizures and Uncontrollable Behavior

Among individuals with autism, anywhere from 25% to 40% may also have a seizure disorder. Parents and other caregivers of these individuals must learn to recognize triggers for seizures, how to help during a seizure, and what to do after a seizure. Parents and caregivers must also deal with medications and complementary and alternative medications [...]

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Winter Break Travel Blues Part 2

I’m not sure if you’ve heard the saying, but rumor on the street is that behavior analysts make the worst parents as well as the worst pet owners. Lucky for me, I am (Missy) neither. Rebecca, on the other hand, is both! I bring this point up because I am hoping that I will be [...]

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Winter Break Travel Blues

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about behavior. It’s the start of winter break for many families in New England. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the tradition, many families in the north-east plan trips to much warmer locations. This means [...]

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Will the Playground Behavior Continue?

Our poll last week was such a success that we thought we would continue the fun. Please take a look at our cartoon. Thanks go out to Rick Detorie, creator of One Big Happy for such great humor. So tell us, why do you think the behavior will continue?

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100 Posts!

Wow! How did we get to 100 posts? It feels like we just started this blog! Readers, we simply cannot thank you enough for visiting our blog, sharing our blog with others, and communicating with us about your needs. THANK YOU! In honor of our 100th post, we thought we would highlight the top 10 [...]

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Inclusion is an Individualized Decision

Hi and welcome to What Works Wednesdays where we share a success story from one of our clinical cases. All names have been changed to preserve the privacy of the child and family. Our intent is to show readers how successful ABA can be. Today’s post is about a 4-year-old little girl named Nahir who [...]

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Help Me with My Toddler!

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about behavior. Today’s question comes from Dawn who asks: “I have 3 situations that I need help on. My daughter is 2 and some change. She insists on turning the lights off and on repeatedly She throws [...]

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Why is PJ Tantrumming?

Take a look at our picture below. (Thanks go out to Bil Keane for this wonderful cartoon (c) 1976.) See if you can guess why PJ is tantrumming. When there is a reason for a behavior, behavior analysts called it a function or a purpose. This is the first time we have tried a poll [...]

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