How to get ABA services in your IEP  If the student’s IEP is in the process of being developed or updated, you may wonder what related services can be included in the IEP.   What are these related services?   In the California Department of Education (CDE), related services are transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services that can assist a student with a disability to benefit them in their education. These services include, but

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Instructional Control: 7 Amazing Steps to Earn and Maintain When you are meeting your learner for the first time, it is important to first focus on and establish pairing. It is through pairing, that we can establish and maintain instructional control. Instructional control means that you and the learner have a positive working relationship where the learner is motivated to follow your lead. If you want to teach your learner a self-help skill, communication skill, or

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How to Safely Conduct ABA Sessions in Home Settings as a Result of COVID-19 Part 2-Ideas for Implementation Previously, we discussed preparation and discussions for how to safely conduct ABA sessions in home settings as a result of COVID-19.  We may have now learned about our employer policies and are now preparing to enter into homes. However, with safety measures such as physical distancing in

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Safely Conduct ABA Sessions in Home Settings as a Result of COVID-19 Part 1- Preparation and Discussions  How can we safely conduct ABA sessions in Home Settings during COVID?Returning to behavior analytic services in homes can be both exciting and scary with everything going on in the world and the uncertainty of a cure. There should be a great deal of

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HOW TO COMPLETE TASKS SUCCESSFULLY It’s tempting to rush through our tasks just to get back to our favorite activities. However, we need to make sure that we are completing our tasks. For some tasks, it will not take long to complete. However, there are other tasks where it becomes a rough hill to climb, but it is doable.  For individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, tasks can become a mountain to overcome. Although it is

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5 TIPS FOR PARENTS: HOW TO BALANCE YOUR TIME In a time where the future is uncertain, many people have had unfamiliar roles thrust upon them, especially parents.  So how can parents balance their time, making sure they remain a loving, nurturing parent while also becoming the educator? Nature and nurture are not mutually exclusive and

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Occasionally during parent-teacher conferences, it is revealed that the child’s behavior varies depending on where they are. Perhaps at home the child is compliant, completes his homework, and engages in appropriate play skills with his sibling. While at school, the same child is struggling to turn in assignments or build meaningful friendships. Perhaps it is

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TIPS by ABA Works Conversational skills are something many of us take for granted every day. We often don’t have to remind ourselves to have eye contact and appropriate body language, to focus on what the other person is saying to create a related response or to seamlessly use smooth transitions. But for individuals with

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TIPS by ABA Works Many parents struggle with compliance with their children at home, even more so if their child has Autism, ADHD, behavior challenges, or related disorders. Does your child verbally refuse every time you ask a demand? Does he/she have trouble with transitions? Does a simple direction sometimes result in a meltdown? Although increasing

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Tips by ABA Works In the often confusing and contradictory world of Autism (ASD), one of the few things researchers, professionals and parents agree on is the importance of Early Intervention services in children with ASD. The National Research Council published a report with overwhelming research supporting earlier is better, both with diagnosis and in

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