Becoming a Savvy Consumer/Educator

Updated by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D (April 2022) Association for Science in Autism Treatment Regardless of whether we are a person with autism, or family member, service provider or advocate, we are all better served with greater knowledge of the science that helps improve the interventions, therapies, and programs for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. You…

Reinforcement Systems

Description: Reinforcement systems are methods to provide consequences following particular behaviors. The purpose of these consequences is to make it more likely that these behaviors will occur again in the future. There are several examples of reinforcement systems: token economies, behavior contracts, and group-oriented contingencies. In a token economy, a person is taught that an…