Holidays and Autism: An Interview with Leanne Page

Holidays and Autism: An Interview with Leanne Page

It’s our first holiday season at Just 7 Steps! So I searched the internet for someone who could provide us with valuable hints and suggestions the holidays and autism. It’s important to make the holidays as peaceful, joyful, and fun as possible for families of all...
Why Parents Need Behavior Analysis

Why Parents Need Behavior Analysis

Before I became a board-certified behavioral analyst, I was a special education teacher working in schools with the district’s most challenging students. I’ve also raised my two daughters. But parenting my own children has had the least amount of influence on why I am...
Punishment, Reinforcement, and Extinction

Punishment, Reinforcement, and Extinction

Listen or Follow Have you ever wondered what, exactly, are punishment, reinforcement, and extinction? Is it possible to avoid the use of punishment altogether when raising our children? In this podcast episode, I cover consequences and why we repeat a behavior or not....