Behavior Bitches

Tics, Tourette syndrome, and CBIT: BCBA Andrew Arellano explains how behavior analysis helps kids with tic disorders, and why some tics go straight to swear words.
In this episode, Andrew explains the difference between tics and stims and why Tourette’s isn’t necessarily “worse” than other tic disorders. He also covers the premonitory urge, a feeling in the body that comes right before a tic. Then he walks us through CBIT and habit reversal training step by step: tracking ABCs at home, the “catch the tic” game, competing responses, and the ACT and stress management skills that help kids handle tics at school and in sports. We also get into tics and ADHD, anxiety, and OCD, plus medication, Botox, deep brain stimulation, and why only a small share of people with Tourette’s ever curse involuntarily. If you’re a parent of a child with tics or a BCBA curious about working beyond autism, this one’s for you.
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Why do scammers keep scamming? Forensic behavior analyst Presley Wanner, BCBA, is back for Halloween to break down the behavior behind con artists and fraud. We profile infamous scammers, including Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos), Bernie Madoff, Billy McFarland (Fyre Festival), the Tinder Swindler, Anna Delvey, Dirty John, Frank Abagnale, and Belle Gibson. Are con artists sociopaths? Why do smart people fall for scams? And what are the red flags to watch for?
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ABAI Special Interest Group
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Why do you keep dating the same person? Sabrina Zohar, host of The Sabrina Zohar Show and author of Why Am I Like This?, joins us to talk about relationship patterns, situationships, and why we explain away red flags.
We get into her "BS Blueprint," the lessons we learn as kids that shape who we date as adults. We also explain why hot-and-cold partners are so addictive. Spoiler: it's intermittent reinforcement.
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Serena Kerrigan, aka SFK, turned Let's F*cking Date from a digital series into a bestselling card game, sold-out live shows, a Peacock series, and a community of over a million people. Her new book is out now to help you pimp your dating game.
We get into which dates are potential, practice, or plot, dating multiple people at once, and her ritual for letting go of bad matches. Obviously, we break down the behaviors in all her tactics like rejection as exposure therapy, doing absolutely nothing after a date, and why leaning back changes the roles.

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Mandy Grass, aka The Family Behaviorist, joins us this episode to get honest about balancing your BCBA side and mom side, plus how spotting a function is a lot harder when you're the variable. She breaks down explaining ABA to the parents she coaches, where to holds the line versus give in, and how to decide which plans are realistic enough for a family to actually stick to. Plus: dating as a "parenting expert," realizing she was fueling her own kid's whining, and more mom struggles.
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