by abacnj_admin | Dec 23, 2019 | Fitzer's Corner, Read the Speakers Series
Dear 2019, You were full of surprises weren’t you? I know, I know…I can’t blame you. I was the one who threw the eggs in 20 baskets, warmed them, cared for them, and had to figure out what to do when most of them hatched at the same time. ...
by Peter Sturmey | Apr 29, 2019 | Fitzer's Corner, Read the Speakers Series
By Fitzer’s Corner Guest Writer: Professor Peter Sturmey, Ph.D. ABAC Resident Speaker and The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York Many behavior analysts, psychologists and other professionals working with individuals with...
by Peter Sturmey | Jan 13, 2019 | Read the Speakers Series
Functional Communication Training: Does It Work Or Not? by Professor Peter Sturmey ABAC Resident Speaker and Fitzer’s Corner Guest Blogger Tiger et al. (2008) defined Functional Communication Training (FCT) as “a differential reinforcement (DR) procedure in...
by Peter Sturmey | Jan 7, 2019 | Fitzer's Corner, Read the Speakers Series
The practice of ABA currently focuses on autism a great deal – maybe too much. ABA is sometimes incorrectly defined as a behavioral treatment for autism. As we all know, ABA can be applied to any behavioral issue including human and non-human animal behavior, and to...
by Peter Sturmey | Sep 6, 2018 | Read the Speakers Series
Anxiety in Individuals with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities When Maria walked up the stairs it was awful to see. She trembled, sweated, turned red and could hardly walk at all. If staff prompted her to move quickly she became visibly upset and sometimes struck...
by Adrienne Fitzer | Apr 28, 2017 | Read the Speakers Series
Over the course of my career as a behavior analyst, I have been fascinated by the work of certain researchers. One of those researchers is Nancy Neef. It was her articles on ADHD, published in 2005, that gave me the language to explain to parents and teachers what a...
