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Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis *
11/27 Walker, E. J., Lerman, D. C., Nguyen, J., Feliciano, G., & Young, G. (2024). Caregiver-implemented intervention to increase use of positive airway pressure for adults with Down syndrome and sleep apnea. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2926
4 participants were trained via telehealth to implement an intervention to increase CPAP wearing for their adult child with Down syndrome. The intervention included graduated exposure, NCR, differential positive and negative reinforcement, and no escape extinction, which worked in all 4 cases to increase CPAP wearing
Behavior Analysis in Practice
11/25 Gillis, J.K., Sarokoff, R.A. Script Fading to Teach an Adult with Autism to Memorize Dramatic Scripts. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01020-1
The authors used script fading to fade literal scripts for an autistic adult woman who wanted to perform in plays; this was done successfully with 3 different roles
Morgan, G.A., Kim, J.Y., Short, M.K. et al. Technical Reading Comprehension in Preschool and Second-Grade Students. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01018-9
Kids were taught to read instructions and follow them by following correct performance with reinforcement. It's an excellent idea for a classroom -- you set up specific written instructions (draw a blue circle, walk to the teacher's desk, etc.) as something akin to a scavenger hunt, making reading and instruction following a fun task, and leaving a permanent product for a teacher to evaluate
Behavioral Interventions *
11/30 Colombo, R.A. and Wallace, M. (2024), A Problem-Solving Tool for Single-Case Design Selection in Practice. Behavioral Interventions e2065. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.2065
A decision-making tool was developed by the authors for selecting a design
Education and Treatment of Children
11/24 Sheridan, B., Reeve, S.A., Pantano, N.A. et al. Using Incidental Teaching to Teach Adolescents with Autism to Mand Using “When?”. Educ. Treat. Child. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-024-00139-8
Adolescents with developmental disabilities were told that a preferred item was not available; prompted to ask, "When?"; then given a previously mastered task to complete to gain access. All acquired the response within 12 sessions, and the response was maintained
The Psychological Record
11/27 Higginbotham, R., Dallery, J. Effects of Observation of Different Health Behaviors on Surrogate Delay Discounting. Psychol Rec (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-024-00613-0
Participants watched a video of a woman, either smoking or eating an apple, then completed a delay discounting task from the perspective of the woman. People more steeply discounted the delays for the smoker, indicating that smokers may more steeply discount their choices even when engaging in an evaluation of their own behavior
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
11/25 Diemer, M.C., Gerstein, E. Prior Diagnoses and Age of Diagnosis in Children Later Diagnosed with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06637-3
(Open access) From a data pool of Missouri Medicaid enrollments of kids 2-10 diagnosed with ASD over a 4 year span, White children had more diagnoses, and rural kids were diagnosed earlier. ADHD was most commonly diagnosed prior to ASD
11/27 Al Fahdawi, Z., Dissanayake, C., Abdullahi, I. et al. Developmental and Functional Outcomes Amongst Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Autistic Children. J Autism Dev Disord (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06654-2
Two groups of kids received Group Early Start Denver Model treatment for 1 year: culturally diverse, and non-diverse. Both groups showed similar gains, implying that cultural diversity is not an impediment to learning
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
11/28 Feasibility of A Brief, Remote Self-Compassion Intervention for Employed Mothers
(In press) A brief (2 week), remote, self-compassion intervention for Italian working mothers was effective in enhancing well-being, according to a post-test
European Journal of Behavior Analysis
11/29 Dragani, D. G., Colasurdo, C. R., Reeve, K. F., Jennings, A. M., & Reeve, S. A. (2024). Using compound stimuli to establish equivalence classes with adults: An extension using different negative comparison compounds. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2024.2434785
In stimulus class formation, presenting two items can lead to incorrect class formation due to overshadowing, wherein an irrelevant aspect of the stimuli controls responding. In two different exclusion types, class formation occurred, leading the authors to posit that the simpler procedure (two items including stimuli from only 1 class) was more efficient
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
New Harbinger
ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Better Behavior Outcomes Using Acceptance and Commitment Training, Thomas Szabo
Elsevier
Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance, Reid & Green
A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior, Jessel & Sturmey
Routledge
Talk Behavior to Me: The Routledge Dictionary of the Top 150 Behavior Analytic Terms and Translations, Kendall Samuel
The Behavior of Social Justice: Applying Behavior Analysis to Understand and Challenge Injustice, Parks et al.
Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I: Foundations and Advances, Edited by Douglas Johnson & C Merle Johnson
Psychology Essentials for Behavior Analysts, Edited by Toby & Ranade
Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts: A Practical Guide for Students and Clinicians, Edited by Reinecke, Knihtila, Papazian, Heyman & Bratton
Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It, Martin & Pear
Sloan publishing
When Text Speaks: Learning to Read & Reading to Learn, Ross & Greer
Reflections on Behaviorism and Society: Extended Edition, 2024, B. F. Skinner
Ethics: Proactive and Practical Decision Making for Behavior Analysts, LeBlanc & Karsten
Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Belonging: Reflections for Behavior Analysts, Dyer, Weiss, Tereshko, & Linnehan (eds.)
2023: A list here
Podcasts
ABA Inside Track
Episode 294 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Behavioral Artistry
Behavioral Observations
A Behavioral Analysis of Problem Solving: Session 282 with Judah Axe
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI blogs
(A Lot) More Cumulative Loveliness
The best representation of a cumulative graph is Rickey Henderson
Origins of the Concept of the Autoclitic
David Palmer traces the autoclitic and finds its roots in philosophy of language
Creating Graphs for Single-Case Research Designs
Some excellent resources
Little Things To Be Thankful For: “I Taught Rats To Drive A Car” (BBC)
Tom Critchfield wants you to click this link
Steve Hayes
How to Love Yourself With All Your Flaws And Shortcomings: Learning to Let Go of Who You “Should” Be
Licensing & professional organizations
ASAN
ASAN Letter Urging FDA to Release Final Rule
This is essentially a request to shut down the Judge Rotenberg Center
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Catalight Teams Up with AI Company Nabla to Reduce Clinician Workload
An "AI" that transcribes patient conversations, then summarizes them to fulfill SOAP note requirements, how neat.
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
An "AI" that monitors treatment, singling out individuals to deny them coverage, solely to save money.
These two stories are not related.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Elon Musk Is Opening a School for Young Students. Here’s What We Know About It, Education Week
The school’s approach is “centered around hands-on, project-based learning,” the site says, offering a “progressive learning environment that emphasizes the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) into its curriculum.”
Fittingly, this is a political approach to school that does not reflect what we know about teaching. It’s not to say that it’s impossible to have an incredible teacher using “project-based” learning, but particularly the youngest students have to work on skills that don’t sound as cool. “Your child will be drilled in basic skills in teacher-led activities” sounds boring.
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive has a list of events, some of which are free: 12/3, 12/5 (ETH), 12/12, 12/12 (ETH), 12/18 (SUP)
Flashback
Nathan Azrin was a pioneer in applied treatment, publishing applied work in JEAB before the founding of JABA. He pioneered the token economy, treatments for enuresis, habit reversal, and treatment for alcoholism. He died in 2014, but his website remains online and has many of his articles and classroom materials.