Five Reasons to Work at Behavior Frontiers (In Our Employees’ Own Words)

If you work in the ABA field (or are interested in doing so), you know how many options you have for employment. It can be hard to sift through all of the jargon to determine where you actually want to work, put down roots, and build your career. We at Behavior Frontiers are always working toward becoming the best ABA provider in the industry for professional growth. With that in mind, we recently surveyed our employees about their experience working with us, and we were thrilled by the response. So here it is: five reasons you should consider working with Behavior Frontiers, from the perspective of our current employees.

Guest UserMay 4, 2021

Autism: Signs to Watch For

While having a child is one of the most magical and amazing times in a new parent’s life, having a child newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can lead to increased anxiety, stress, and a new set of fears and concerns. Although there is no blood test or medical test for a doctor to use to determine if a child has ASD, a child can receive a diagnosis from their doctor through observation, input from their parent, and various assessment or testing tools to make that determination.

Guest UserApril 27, 2021

Can Complex Humor Be Taught?

Our own Rocio Nuñez, Associate Clinical Director in San Fernando Valley, was recently published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis! She (along with four other ABA professionals) decided to tackle a very interesting topic: teaching young children how to understand double-meaning jokes. For example, “Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine!” This joke requires the listener to be able to understand that “ate” can also be heard as “eight”. Children below a certain age (or developmental age) tend to have trouble comprehending jokes that rely on this type of humor. Rocio and her team set out to determine if appreciation and understanding of these types of jokes could be taught to young children.