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First off, let’s talk about gender identity.  How do you identify? I identify as floating between more of a masculine view and a gender-neutral view. If I was going to put a label on that, [...]

BCBA Katherine Johnson helps break down what “Self-Determination” is in relation to the ethics and codes of medical practice.

by Katherine Johnson, M.S., BCBASenior Director of Partnerships, LEARN Behavioral Parenting can be stressful, and research shows that parents of autistic children consistently score higher on [...]

In September 2020, LEARN convened a group of neurodivergent staff to form our Neurodivergent Advisory Committee. The committee reviews and gives feedback on matters relating to neurodiversity and [...]

Graduate school is not something to be entered into lightly. A graduate degree is a big financial investment and requires a great deal of your time for about a 2-year period. It also prepares you [...]

RONIT MOLKO, PH.D., BCBA-DSTRATEGIC ADVISOR, LEARN BEHAVIORAL Just because someone is nonspeaking, does not mean they’re non-thinking. Around 25 to 30 percent of children with autism spectrum [...]

BY: NICOLE ZAHIRY, M.A., BCBABEHAVIOR ANALYST SPECIALIST, AUTISM SPECTRUM THERAPIES According to Autism Speaks, in 2021, 1 in 44 children in the United States were diagnosed with autism spectrum [...]

RONIT MOLKO, PH.D., BCBA-DSTRATEGIC ADVISOR, LEARN BEHAVIORAL It has been said that history is written by the victors. The colonists won the American Revolution, and so the war has been cast as a [...]

Most of us in the autism field know that women make up the bulk of board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs). In fact, women represent 85.43 percent of BCBAs, according to the Behavior [...]

BY NATHAN FRANKLINMANAGING BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT TECHNICIAN, WEAP, MILWAUKEE As our country starts the process of distributing vaccines for COVID-19 and re-opening our cities, many people are [...]