Behaviorask: Straight Answers to Your ABA Programming Questions

Parents and professionals undertaking Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) teaching and behavior management programs for individuals diagnosed with autistic-spectrum disorders often face serious questions. Behaviorask is a collection of answers to over 100 of the most common ABA programming questions, discussed in rich detail. The authors are Board Certified Behavior Analysts with many years of experience providing ABA-based programs in schools, homes, and private clinics.

Bobby Newman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and licensed psychologist. Affectionately known as the Dark Overlord of ABA, his past books include When Everybody Cares, Words From Those who Care, Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis, No Virtue in Accident, The Reluctant Alliance, and Behaviorspeak (with Ken Reeve, Sharon Reeve, and Carolyn Ryan). Bobby is the current President of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and is a Past-President of the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis. He has consulted and designed programs for individuals of all ages diagnosed with autistic-spectrum disorders, throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, and Northern Ireland. He works regularly with the programs of AMAC, Effective Interventions, and The Red Door. He has hosted a regular radio call-in program with the parents of the ELIJA Foundation. Dr. Newman has been honored for his work with individuals diagnosed with autistic-spectrum disorders by several parents’ groups. Tammy Hammond is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Tammy received a Bachelor of Arts from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and a Master of Arts in Psychology at Binghamton University. She is completing her doctoral requirements in clinical psychology through Binghamton University. Tammy is the lead instructor at Effective Interventions, Inc. She provides behavioral consultation for teachers and staff in special education and inclusion classrooms. Tammy provides training in ABA strategies at parent and teacher workshops and presents research at state and national conferences. Dana Reinecke holds her doctorate in Psychology from the Learning Processes program of the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She consults with school programs for children with autism and is the Dean of Students for the American College of Applied Science. She is the author if several book chapters and articles on the behavioral treatment of autistic spectrum disorders, and has presented on these topics internationally.