The Problem: Behavior Analysis Has Too Little Impact

A concern about dissemination of behavioral technology results from a concern about the limited impact of behavior analysis. Before looking at the impact of behavior analysis on the world of action, let us first look at its impact on the world of ideas, if you will pardon my dualism. It would be of interest to get a historical perspective on how much impact behavior analysis has had. In doing so, we should keep in mind its recent emergence, its small number of participants, and the small amount of resources that have been devoted to it.

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Preventing Autism Now: A Possible Next Step for Behavior Analysis

Presented at: Association for Behavior Analysis International 30th Annual ABA Convention, Boston, MA, May, 2004 

Author: Philip W. Drash, Ph.D., BCBA
Autism Early Intervention Center 
2901 West Busch Blvd., Suite 807, Tampa, FL 33618

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Comportamento Autista, Análise do Comportamento, e o Gene (En Espagnol)

Abstract

Este artigo aborda o significa de autismo, a etiologia do comportamento e dos valores autistas, o debate natureza-criação, contingências x genes, e a resistência a uma análise comportamental do autismo.

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Comments on Autistic Behavior, Behavior Analysis, and the Gene - Part II

Note: Dick Malott's reactions are in ALL-CAPS.

Hi Dick,

We met briefly at this year's ABA when I bought one of your wonderful t-shirts.  I confess that I have yet to wear it other than when concealed by another article of clothing but am working on that.

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Autistic Behavior, Behavior Analysis, and the Gene - Part 2

This article reviews the negative behavior-analytic commentary on Drash and Tudor’s behavior-analytic analysis of the etiology of autistic repertoires and values. This article also asks that, in our effort to scrub it clean, we not drown Drash and Tudor’s beautiful, but fragile, new-born, behavior-analytic baby in hyper-methodological, hyper-scholarly bathwater.

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