Teaching Children to Request: The Power of Withholding

One of the most powerful ways to help a child develop language—whether through speech, signs, or a communication device—is also one of the most challenging: withholding. Yes, withholding. It might sound harsh at first, but let’s break it down. Children learn to communicate when they experience a need to communicate. And that need is clearest…

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Parent Support Meetings: You Are Not Alone

At Accessible Hope, we understand that parenting a child with challenging behaviors can sometimes feel overwhelming. You are not alone, and you don’t have to do this without expert support. That’s why we strongly encourage you to regularly schedule Parent Support Meetings with your child’s Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). What Are Parent Support Meetings?…

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Consistency in Times of Disruption (Part 6 of 7): Waypoints

This post is part 6 of 7 in a series for parents on dealing with times of inconsistency, change, and disruption – such as we’re experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and around the world. Each post contains a strategy or concept that families may find useful as they navigate these strange…

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Consistency in Times of Disruption (Part 5 of 7): Anchors

This post is part 5 of 7 in a series for parents on dealing with times of inconsistency, change, and disruption – such as we’re experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and around the world. Each post contains a strategy or concept that families may find useful as they navigate these strange…

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Consistency in Times of Disruption (Part 4 of 7): Bookends

This post is part 4 of 7 in a series for parents on dealing with times of inconsistency, change, and disruption – such as we’re experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and around the world. Each post contains a strategy or concept that families may find useful as they navigate these strange…

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How To Use Task-Based Grounding

When problem behavior has been reinforced intermittently over a period of time (which, as we understand behavior, anything that happens with any frequency has been subject to reinforcement in the past) caregivers often express the desire to implement “consequences” (i.e., punishments) to reduce the behavior. As a “behavior guy,” and a student of the science…

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