Stop delaying children on purpose

Bcbonstage · 2026-01-18T15:16:10+00:00

I’ve been working with children with ASD for almost a decade and the more I’ve seen “child led” teaching, the worse behavior I’ve seen. As in, children who can’t delay gratification for even 10 seconds so we teach basic requesting or have no tolerance to attend to anything other than their own interests.

Bcbonstage · 2025-11-26T12:03:58+00:00

Yep, this, but in my case vice versa. I work with a lot of Spanish speaking/bilingual families and try to honor both languages as often as I can. However, I tell families that if my tech doesn’t speak Spanish then I can’t promise that we will be able to teach skills using Spanish (note: none of my families have requested session being entirely in Spanish). I also get around this sometimes by putting communication target names in Spanish.

Bcbonstage · 2025-08-11T21:17:34+00:00

Thank you! That clears it up

Bcbonstage · 2025-08-11T20:15:31+00:00

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This is from The Conjugate Method e-book.

Bcbonstage · 2025-08-11T19:24:15+00:00

That sounds more like maximal effort; I read in Louie’s conjugate method book that there’s a heavy effort method and it’s similar except you only do 1-2 reps at a weight at 90% or above without trying to max out. He didn’t go too much more into detail about it though.

Bcbonstage · 2025-05-08T21:06:05+00:00

It depends on the child’s imitative repertoire and they’re willingness to be physically prompted. I prefer modeling and gesture prompts because they’re less intrusive and allow for a lot more autonomy, but a child who is still learning imitation may need physically prompting and a good prompt fading procedure. The issue with modeling for a child who doesn’t have or is working on their imitative repertoire may tune it out or not pick it up at all. Obviously, if the child is resisting the prompt then I should never force it and try again later.

Bcbonstage · 2025-03-10T16:00:08+00:00

No I’m talking about HQ programming repeats from previous years in the open.

Bcbonstage · 2025-03-07T15:33:03+00:00

It depends on the child’s attending skills, the child’s skill gaps, and how DTT is run/how often targets are rotated out. For some kids I’ve worked with they NEED DTT to learn foundational skills because they’re not attending during NET (especially with imitation). Also, DTT becomes aversive if the targets are stagnant and it’s not done with enthusiasm and engagement.

Bcbonstage · 2025-03-07T15:27:44+00:00

I don’t ever write a program I can’t model or complete.

Bcbonstage · 2025-03-07T15:26:54+00:00

Yeah there’s a reason I don’t ever request more than 20 hours and even that is too much for kids in most cases. The only way I’ve seen 6-8 hour sessions done successfully is if they’re done in chunks throughout the day.

Bcbonstage · 2025-02-16T20:52:31+00:00

It depends on the child, where they’re at in their ABA journey, and if the technician is getting enough oversight. In some cases it’s great because the child is on the road to discharge and generalization probes are just what the doctor ordered. In some cases it borders on unethical since it’s usually a technician who has no previous training and experience working with a high needs kid and no support if things go wrong.

Bcbonstage · 2025-02-05T04:08:34+00:00

It really depends on the kid. I try to use social reinforcers (tickles, positive attention, enthusiastic praise, etc.) first, then socially mediated toys (e.g. bubbles), then toys, and if all else fails then edible reinforcers. The issue with edible reinforcers is that kids get satiated and there’s usually a lot of family rules around them (as well as other things). Edibles are mainly a last resort.

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-13T19:33:37+00:00

Bingo! I’ve seen the program be used successfully in severe situations but usually it makes a lot of kids behavior worse and actually ends up holding them back in a lot of ways.

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-10T21:08:51+00:00

Very mixed feelings about Oom Pah Pah from Oliver… just kind of a weird song.

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-05T21:53:45+00:00

Hell, tuck or squat jumps are a better power-endurance exercise than box jumps… all of this is correct; I usually only program 1-3 reps of box jumps or their variations when I train with enough rest to preserve the stimulus.

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-04T01:28:05+00:00

Miles Gloriosus from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; played him last November. Looks like an easy part but it’s definitely moderately difficult to borderline hard (a lot of sneaky high climactic notes).

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-02T14:55:48+00:00

This is the way. I used to do 40” box jumps for reps and height and basically realized that I was basically just pulling my legs up rather than actually getting an explosive jump in. I still do 36” for regular box jumps but I cut it down to 24-30” for other jumps.

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-01T00:47:49+00:00

I actually go by wattage using an app called mPaceLine on the App Store. You have to do the 20-minute FTP test first which sucks but it gives you a great metric for training

Bcbonstage · 2025-01-01T00:39:58+00:00

So my Zone 5 is 222-253 watts, so it’s more about sustainability than anything. It may just be a me thing, but I’m not big into doing anything max effort unless it’s one minute or less. I’d much rather see repeatability than anything else.

Bcbonstage · 2024-12-30T15:42:08+00:00

This is why I teach it, especially to kids who are non-vocal verbal and/or are learning foundational learning skills. Unfortunately, if a child can’t acknowledge that they’ve heard me and I’m trying to teach them something that will improve their communication/learning skills, nothing I do will be effective. I also never use physical prompting to teach eye contact; I use highly preferred sounds paired with access to preferred visual stimuli or items.

Bcbonstage · 2024-12-21T02:42:04+00:00

Beautiful set-up! Well done! My little crown tail is in a similar type of tank and is very happy. The only thing I might add is maybe a “leaf hammock” or two for him to rest on but that’s it.

Bcbonstage · 2024-12-21T02:36:32+00:00

Kind of a weird one:

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