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		<title>The Importance of Antecedent Control and Positive Reinforcement In the Classroom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Importance of Antecedent Control and Positive Reinforcement In the Classroom or “There is a whole heck of a lot you can do before Johnny and Tommy write all over each other with permanent markers and how about rewarding them when they actually color like they are supposed to?” So, pretend you are a fly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reciprocation of Personal/Social Information for Children with Autism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked the following question by a therapist: What are some good ways to teach the reciprocation of personal/social information for children with autism? Teaching reciprocation of sentences can be a good introduction to learning how to have a conversation. If this is being taught with a really good group of children and adults [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Great Book: Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers (8th Edition) by Alberto and Troutman Since many teachers are now using Jacobslessons.com, I wanted to share a resource that I love and think that all of you teachers will love it too. Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers is a pretty thorough course in ABA but it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amelia Bedelia and Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some children with high functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome may have difficulty understanding figurative language. We use figurative language when we want to describe, compare, emphasize, clarify or make a statement or question more interesting without being literal. Here are some examples. Idioms: “She broke the vase so she was in hot water.” Exaggerations: “The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want my child to talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I am seeing a new family for the first time I always ask them what they feel are the most important things they want their child to learn at that point in time. And many of them say, “I just want my child to talk” And that is very understandable because that is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes it’s the little things…..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the supervisor of an ABA program is a huge responsibility. We have to make sure that our clients with autism are being served to the best of our ability and knowledge. We need to be concerned that the curriculum we provide for them is specific enough to meet their individual needs while being broad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started with ABA: What to expect from a professional.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently spoke to a mom of a child with autism about the process of beginning ABA with her child. There are certain basic things that you can and should expect from a professional or organization that is going to provide applied behavior analysis for your child with autism. 1) They should be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hierarchies in Matching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will notice that there are quite a few activities involving Matching on Jacobslessons.com.  Matching is a great activity for young learners on the autism spectrum because of several factors.  Many children with autism learn using their visual modality first vs. the auditory one.  For example, matching a yellow duck to an identical yellow duck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why does my child do that?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before we decide what to do about a behavior that we want to reduce or eliminate we have to figure out why that child is engaging in that behavior. This doesn&#8217;t just go for children with autism or other disabilities, it goes for your neuro-typical children as well. There are four main functions of behavior. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is extinction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard people say “You need to put that behavior on extinction”. But what does it really mean? Extinction just means that you won&#8217;t be providing any consequences after a child emits a behavior. The theory is that if you don&#8217;t provide a child with a consequence (in particular, a positive reinforcer) after [...]]]></description>
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