tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post6175400302002334358..comments2023-09-21T04:43:51.314-04:00Comments on Autism Bulletin: Autism Stories Scheduled for National Public Radio Aug. 15 and 16Michael Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643466399327386644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-68190275989553129722007-08-16T17:25:00.000-04:002007-08-16T17:25:00.000-04:00Thank you Andrew for leaving that comment. There's...Thank you Andrew for leaving that comment. There's a big need to get ABA training to public school teachers, so I believe this NPR story, while it was just one piece, was an important note in the long-running effort to make both educators and the public at large more aware of this style of teaching kids with autism.Michael Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643466399327386644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-87719353282269919392007-08-16T00:13:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:13:00.000-04:00Glen Dunlap's comment, "teachers need to take a sc...Glen Dunlap's comment, "teachers need to take a scientific approach to the problem" captures beautifully what ABA is. It is not a dogmatic, rigid set of prescribed interventions but rather the use of objective measures and direct observation to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of different learning strategies. Thanks for being fair to behavioral practitioners, Michael.A Behavior Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628022692590144135noreply@blogger.com