Tantrums can happen at any age, not just during the "Terribles Twos". You may have experienced a situation when a child is showing behaviors such as whining if they don’t get candy, flapping their hands while they are watching a video, or running away when you tell...
It is important to know that all behaviors happen for a reason or purpose. These reasons are known as functions. These functions maintain the behavior. When dealing with a behavior, the behavior itself is not as important as the function of the behavior. The four...
Hello, my name is Zak Reineke, and I am one of the BCBAs at TEAM 4 Kids working at the Peoria clinic and in the home setting. I have been working with children with Autism and related disorders for the past 10 years, and have worked in a variety of settings ranging...
Visual schedules are a great tool and intervention to help with routine, transition, communication, and learning a new skill. Visual schedules can be produced in a variety of ways. You can use PECS, which is a Picture Exchange Communication System, for children who...
Hi! My name is Megan and I am the Lead BCBA for the ABA program here at TEAM 4 Kids. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I began working with children with developmental delays including autism and sensory processing disorder in 2013. I gained extremely...
What is applied behavior analysis (ABA)? ABA is a type of therapy that provides evidence-based treatment to teach functional skills, decrease interfering or problem behaviors, increase socially appropriate behaviors, and increase overall quality of life. ABA therapy...
