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What Can I Do To Help My Autistic Child Now?

By Sarena Cambrea, BCBA, LBA and

Cory Cannady, DBH, BCBA, LBA, IBA

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    • Parents will be able to identify patterns of problem behaviors

Objectives

2. Parents will learn two new strategies they can implement today to help reduce their child’s unwanted behavior

3. Parents will feel more confident when helping manage their child’s behaviors

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About Us:

<Sarena Cambrea

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Cory Cannady>

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Defining “Behavior”

Cooper et al. (2019) defines a behavior as “that portion of an organism’s interaction with its environment that involves movement of some part of the organism.”

“Dead Man Test”

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P.R.I.D.E and Pairing

    • Praise
    • Reflection
    • Imitation
    • Description
    • Enthusiasm

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Antecedent> Behavior> Consequence

ABC’s of Behavior

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What’s the Function?

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ABA Recognizes Four Functions of Behavior:

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    • Tangibles
    • Attention
    • Escape
    • Automatic/Sensory

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Antecedent Strategies

    • FCT
    • Giving Choices
    • Environmental Modifications
    • Visuals and Timers
    • Priming
    • NCR
    • High-P Sequence
    • Premack Principle
    • Task Modification
    • Errorless Learning

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Consequent Strategies

    • Response Blocking
    • Redirection
    • Overcorrection
    • Environment Change
    • Follow Through
    • FCT
    • Ignore Behavior
    • Neutral Responding
    • Pivot Praise

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Questions?

sarena@elevatebehavior.com

cory@elevatebehavior.com