ABAE-Avocet

My sister Rileigh was diagnosed with Autism at just 2 years old; I was only three. We’ve grown up doing everything together. Growing up I was Rileigh’s sister, best friend, translator, caretaker, bodyguard, and “therapist in training.” As her sister, I took on more roles than a typical sibling would. I am incredibly thankful to […]

The concept of reinforcement is one of the most important and utilized principles in applied behavior analysis. The basic definition of reinforcement goes as follows: When a type of behavior (R) is followed by reinforcement (S^R) then an increased frequency of the behavior will follow. There are three qualifications for understanding if the effects of