Category Archives: Behavior

Humans tend to learn by observing others, and this is particularly true of humans in their very early years. Interestingly enough, when someone is born with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) they may not pick up on things in the same ways as others and may even fail to learn some expected behaviors. This is one of the reasons that Autism often manifests itself as behavior challenges in school. Even though there are many red flags and warnings that someone has ASD, it may be misdiagnosed unt......
Most people are aware of the fact that children begin their educational process long before they step inside of their first schoolroom. This is because it is the home life of the student that is the first part of learning to socialize, solve problems, and find answers. Because of this, when a student manifests behavior challenges in school, it is often also something that their parents are asked to help to address as well. Certainly it might be difficult to somehow deal with any behavior c......
Autism is one of the most commonly diagnosed medical conditions in children today, yet it is also one of the least understood.  Many teachers are quick to look at children with autism spectrum disorder and write them off as incapable of learning or as being ill behaved, when the truth is that these children simply learn differently than others.  ABA therapy can help provide the behavior management that children with autism need in order to better interact and perform within a school settin......
There are many ways that teachers and administrators will experience behavior challenges in school. There are the issues associated with students acting out and then there are the behavior challenges in school associated with certain disabilities. For example, students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) can often manifest a wide array of difficulties with socialization, learning, and repetitive behaviors. Quite often, the teaching staff and classroom assistants don’t have the appro......
When it comes to autism spectrum disorder, the list of possible symptoms is enormous.  Different forms of the disorder can present in a variety of ways, and for many children, they present with problems in verbal communication.  Some children simply do not start speaking within the accepted time frame, and some never learn to communicate verbally on their own at all.  ABA therapy is designed to help teach verbal behavior and can make a world of difference for children with autism spectrum ......
What is Adaptive Behavior? Adaptive behavior is the collection of conceptual, social, and practical skills that people have learned so they can function in their everyday lives. Significant limitations in adaptive behavior impact a person’s daily life and affect the ability to respond to a particular situation or to the environment. Limitations in adaptive behavior can be determined by using standardized tests that are named on the general population including people with disabilitie......