BEACON-Behavior & Education Advocacy & Consulting

12/05/2025

Happy Decembrrrrr, everyone! ☃️

Learning to wear weather-appropriate clothing is so important! Sensory preferences can make winter gear extra overstimulating, but with some practice and patience, we can all enjoy the weather safely!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate 🎃🍬👻

06/26/2025

As a BCBA, I'm always looking for ways to use AI to expand my ability to support my clients. I've found that Chat GPT can make some great visuals to help with communication! (That being said, it's important to always review the resource before introducing it to a client, as there can be mistakes!)

Using AI saves me time looking through ALL my saved resources and prevents me from searching the internet for a visual that fits just right for my client's specific needs. My favorite part, though, is that I can customize the faces to look like the actual child and make it more relatable.

Below I've attached very simple visuals to use with kids who need to express their feelings, free to use and share!

05/31/2025

⚠️ ABA TIP: Use this automatic train-themed domino dispenser to track duration of tolerated wait time!!

☑️ Start the train and a timer at the same time. Prompt the child to wait without touching the dominos. The train will dispense dominos in a straight line. When the target duration ends (timer goes off), reinforce by prompting the client to tip over the dominos and watch them collapse!

⏰ This is great for children who enjoy cause and effect toys and helpful for increasing overall patience.

🌎 Bonus points if you purchase this or a similar toy from a local toy store or on Marketplace!

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05/11/2025

Wishing a very happy Mother's Day to all the mamas who won't necessarily hear it today. Know that you are doing your best and your child appreciates you whether they express it verbally or not. ❤️ You're all rockstars!!

05/11/2025

04/03/2025

Happy World Autism Awareness Day!! 💙

10/21/2024

Resource on Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Trick-or-Treat-Interactive-Social-Story-12377400

10/17/2024

Check out this Trick or Treat Interactive Social Story!! Great for new trick or treaters or those who benefit from a reminder... We're 2 weeks away! 🎃🍫🍬

07/05/2024

05/23/2024

Using a child's preferences (games, dominoes) to make less preferred tasks (math practice) more fun is a game changer!! Here's one example of a tutoring game I'm using with a couple clients.

Free printable dominoes: https://www.studenthandouts.com/study-games/printable-games/dominoes-game-pieces.htm

04/03/2024

National Autism Acceptance Month Fun Fact:
A common misconception is that there is a major discrepancy in autism prevalence among genders. In fact, females are often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed due to their presentation looking different than males with autism. Read more in the graphics here provided by Sea Glass Mental Health. 💙