On numerous occasions, I have been asked to consult for a team or review
a program developed to work with children who have autism or other
developmental disabilities. During these consults, I have heard the
following statements: "We don't do ABA" or "We don't believe in ABA."
At this point I realize I have some educating to do, but must tread
carefully as I am in the midst of "nonbelievers." I must avoid the
temptation to spew out sarcastic remarks, such as "You mean you don't
believe in behavior analysis?" or "You don't believe there is a cause
for all behaviors and that it's helpful to have an understanding of
variables that lead to behavior?" I think to myself that it's not a
matter of whether or not you believe in behavior analysis. The
principles that govern behavior (e.g., reinforcement, punishment,
extinction, shaping, etc.) are operating on all of us all of the time.
They are ubiquitous. Don't you want to understand the relationship
between these events and the behavior of your child (or yourself for
that matter)? Don't you want to try to understand the variables that are
at play when your child or student does not talk, learn to identify
items or answer even the simplest questions?
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