When I first started working with students in a social skills setting, I felt completely overwhelmed. My experience was primarily with students with moderate to severe disabilities, and I wasn’t sure how to best support those with milder social needs. I began by working with one student in a social skills group in 2021, gradually gaining more experience. In 2022,… View Post
If you would prefer to tune into the podcast version of this blog, click the image below! Peer Reviews are one of the most stressful things I have gone through as a BCBA. They make me super anxious but I have figured out some tips that help. I narrowed it down to 5 overall things that I do before meetings…. View Post
Before we get too deep into this blog post, I want to make it clear that I am by no means an insurance expert. I only work with a small handful of insurance companies and you will find that what I’m talking about can really differ, depending on what insurance company you work with and where you live. This is… View Post
Back in July, I shared that I made a major change in my schedule. I went from staying up as late as 2 am and getting up as late as 9 or 10 am to going to sleep by 9:30 to get up at 4:30. Yes, 4:30 in the morning. Yes, that did sound crazy to me. And yes, the… View Post
I’ll be the first to admit it, I can be a little type A. I love a plan. I crave structure, I depend on a list. My love of lists and plans has grown over the years and I now maintain 4, yes 4 different plans and lists. You might not need some of them. You probably don’t need all… View Post
My family travels to the Outer Banks, North Carolina for a weeklong vacation in October. I’ve hosted beach week freebies a couple of years in a row. This is the last round out do you and you’ll find all of the descriptions and links in this post! You’ll find two sets of graphing activities in the download, a Halloween theme… View Post
You’ve heard it before. I’ve heard it before. I’ve said it before. We all know that mental health matters but that only gets us so far. How can we work on our mental health? What proactive steps can we take? What’s the difference between protective and reactive strategies and why does that matter? That’s what today’s episode is all about!… View Post