Association for Behavior Analysis International

This symposium includes presentations that focus on the practical applications of using the science of behavior for the educational needs of students with autism. Practical issues and suggestions for an ABA Consultant will focus on issues that an ABA consultant may face when proving those services. This presentation is applicable to individuals who provide ABA consultation services, as well as owners of companies that provide ABA consultation services. Practical applications and examples of: token-based motivational systems will focus on using token systems to increase academic skills, to increase appropriate social behavior, and to increase habilitative responses (academically, behaviorally, and socially). Practical applications and examples of behavior plans/contracts will focus on developing and implementing behavior plans/behavior contracts, based on the results of the functional analysis. Practical applications and examples of visual schedules will focus on various visual activity schedules used to promote independence, social interactions, & communication skills, as an instructional tool, and to replace inappropriate behaviors with habilitative responses. A comparison (on the target behaviors) will be made between the use of an individualized motivation system and a motivation system used in conjunction with an activity schedule. For each data-based presentation, data systems will be discussed in terms of analyzing the function of the inappropriate behavior, creating data sheets, visually representing data, and assessing the ongoing success of the activity schedule. Examples of specific token systems, behavior plans, and activity schedules, as well as visual representations of the corresponding data, will be shown during the presentation.