Bearded Behaviorist
@beardedbehaviorist.bsky.social
Pro+Social & Pro+Human behavior scientist and science communicator.
The presence of counter control should be an indicator of coercion & environmental rigidity. Instead, it's used to justify coercion & environmental rigidity. Read that again.
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The presence of counter control should be an indicator of coercion & environmental rigidity. Instead, it's used to justify coercion & environmental rigidity. Read that again.
Praise matters! Don't be a "Good Job Robot"! Instead, try labeling the behavior you saw with enthusiasm!
Example: "Match! You matched it! Yay!"
It's more realistic and it also models relational connects & builds language skills!
Example: "Match! You matched it! Yay!"
It's more realistic and it also models relational connects & builds language skills!
October 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Praise matters! Don't be a "Good Job Robot"! Instead, try labeling the behavior you saw with enthusiasm!
Example: "Match! You matched it! Yay!"
It's more realistic and it also models relational connects & builds language skills!
Example: "Match! You matched it! Yay!"
It's more realistic and it also models relational connects & builds language skills!
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July 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you want to support an artist, stand up against tyranny, and celebrate Pride all at once, please consider buying (or sharing) this design!
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Know your rights! Protest!
P. S. I don't care if I lose followers for these posts. I am not going to budget on my values over likes and followers. I started this page because of my values. I will not compromise on them.
P. S. I don't care if I lose followers for these posts. I am not going to budget on my values over likes and followers. I started this page because of my values. I will not compromise on them.
June 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Know your rights! Protest!
P. S. I don't care if I lose followers for these posts. I am not going to budget on my values over likes and followers. I started this page because of my values. I will not compromise on them.
P. S. I don't care if I lose followers for these posts. I am not going to budget on my values over likes and followers. I started this page because of my values. I will not compromise on them.
Breaking News! KMFDM ripped off a religious song when they wrote the iconic theme song for the Mortal Kombat movie!
It was a Finnish Hymn! 🥷
#dadjokes #puns #punissuer
It was a Finnish Hymn! 🥷
#dadjokes #puns #punissuer
May 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Breaking News! KMFDM ripped off a religious song when they wrote the iconic theme song for the Mortal Kombat movie!
It was a Finnish Hymn! 🥷
#dadjokes #puns #punissuer
It was a Finnish Hymn! 🥷
#dadjokes #puns #punissuer
ABAI still passively supports JRC. The QABA is pushing anti-DEI. The BACB is worried about their certification instead of about clients. Conversion therapy is on a rise. Pathologizing people is increasing. All of this are signals that we need to do something. Stand for fundamental rights & dignity.
May 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
ABAI still passively supports JRC. The QABA is pushing anti-DEI. The BACB is worried about their certification instead of about clients. Conversion therapy is on a rise. Pathologizing people is increasing. All of this are signals that we need to do something. Stand for fundamental rights & dignity.
Privilege and Selection Bias in Peer Reviewed Research. It's a problem. Especially when the privileged can publish articles claiming that someone lack "expertise" because thet aren't published....
May 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Privilege and Selection Bias in Peer Reviewed Research. It's a problem. Especially when the privileged can publish articles claiming that someone lack "expertise" because thet aren't published....
When we label others' outrage as 'performative,' are we really just protecting the systems being criticized? This new article examining how behavioral science can inadvertently reinforce power structures.
v.gd/FunctionOfOutrage
v.gd/FunctionOfOutrage
April 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
When we label others' outrage as 'performative,' are we really just protecting the systems being criticized? This new article examining how behavioral science can inadvertently reinforce power structures.
v.gd/FunctionOfOutrage
v.gd/FunctionOfOutrage
World Autism Awareness Day Edition of the Functional Contextualist Newsletter is out today!
"Awareness Without Action Is?" explores why just knowing about autism isn't enough - we need to actually do something with that knowledge.
"Awareness Without Action Is?" explores why just knowing about autism isn't enough - we need to actually do something with that knowledge.
April 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
World Autism Awareness Day Edition of the Functional Contextualist Newsletter is out today!
"Awareness Without Action Is?" explores why just knowing about autism isn't enough - we need to actually do something with that knowledge.
"Awareness Without Action Is?" explores why just knowing about autism isn't enough - we need to actually do something with that knowledge.
My colleagues are conducting a study to analyze perspectives on ABA procedures, principles, & ethical adherence across four key groups:
1. Autistic individuals who currently or previously received ABA services.
1. Autistic individuals who currently or previously received ABA services.
April 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My colleagues are conducting a study to analyze perspectives on ABA procedures, principles, & ethical adherence across four key groups:
1. Autistic individuals who currently or previously received ABA services.
1. Autistic individuals who currently or previously received ABA services.
Agree to disagree is reserved for matters of taste such as liking blue cheese or black licorice. This is not true for fundamental rights. The right to autonomy, to free expression, to live one's life the way one wants to live it is not something we can agree to disagree on.
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Agree to disagree is reserved for matters of taste such as liking blue cheese or black licorice. This is not true for fundamental rights. The right to autonomy, to free expression, to live one's life the way one wants to live it is not something we can agree to disagree on.
Unbranded version for free use by all so long as 1. If sold at least 50% of profits go to fight for trans rights, & 2. It is ONLY used to fight for trans rights! Subverting it for bigotry revokes my permission. No attribution needed. Please share & use!
March 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Unbranded version for free use by all so long as 1. If sold at least 50% of profits go to fight for trans rights, & 2. It is ONLY used to fight for trans rights! Subverting it for bigotry revokes my permission. No attribution needed. Please share & use!
Trans rights are human rights!
March 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Trans rights are human rights!
Elopement is likely assent withdrawal if it's function is escape or avoidance. Read that again.
February 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Elopement is likely assent withdrawal if it's function is escape or avoidance. Read that again.
As a general rule people are people. We are not good or bad. We are. The perspective matters. Any human can justify harm easily. ANY HUMAN! No exceptions. This is why the ends does not justify the mean. This is why we must select our behavior with intention.
January 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As a general rule people are people. We are not good or bad. We are. The perspective matters. Any human can justify harm easily. ANY HUMAN! No exceptions. This is why the ends does not justify the mean. This is why we must select our behavior with intention.
The Double Empathy Problem, introduced by Dr. Damian Milton, is the breakdown in communication and understanding that frequently occurs when autistic and non-autistic (allistic) individuals interact.
December 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The Double Empathy Problem, introduced by Dr. Damian Milton, is the breakdown in communication and understanding that frequently occurs when autistic and non-autistic (allistic) individuals interact.
It seems to me that the burden of proof for social validity has been shifted to those who are subject to services. That seems off, don't you think?
December 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM
It seems to me that the burden of proof for social validity has been shifted to those who are subject to services. That seems off, don't you think?
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December 10, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Did you know there is a free AI tool that streamlines appeals to insurance denials? Share! Share! Share it! fighthealthinsurance.com
Often when I hear behavior analysts and others discussing Neurodiversity, I notice significant misunderstandings based on their interpretations rather than actual definitions. This can lead to the misconception that Neurodiversity is mentalism. Here’s a breakdown to help bridge this gap.
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December 6, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Often when I hear behavior analysts and others discussing Neurodiversity, I notice significant misunderstandings based on their interpretations rather than actual definitions. This can lead to the misconception that Neurodiversity is mentalism. Here’s a breakdown to help bridge this gap.
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Boundaries are just about you. They are about teaching others how to treat you....
Operant behavior is learning through consequences. If there is no consequence for someone violating your boundaries then you teach them they can walk all over you. 1/
Operant behavior is learning through consequences. If there is no consequence for someone violating your boundaries then you teach them they can walk all over you. 1/
November 30, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Boundaries are just about you. They are about teaching others how to treat you....
Operant behavior is learning through consequences. If there is no consequence for someone violating your boundaries then you teach them they can walk all over you. 1/
Operant behavior is learning through consequences. If there is no consequence for someone violating your boundaries then you teach them they can walk all over you. 1/
Look, DTT is not the devil. Discrete Trial Training, put simply, is where there is a clear beginning and end with a behavior that can be measured. The issue isn't DTT, it's coercion. It's forcing children to drill over and over instead of creating variety and opportunities for exploration.
November 20, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Look, DTT is not the devil. Discrete Trial Training, put simply, is where there is a clear beginning and end with a behavior that can be measured. The issue isn't DTT, it's coercion. It's forcing children to drill over and over instead of creating variety and opportunities for exploration.
First post on a new platform, so what do I post? Well, why not start strong by being a critical friend of my field (applied behavior analysis) and my science (radical behaviorism). Lovaas popularozed using coercion with autistics. Before this it wasn't so popular. Check out this book amzn.to/48UOOgd
November 19, 2024 at 11:54 PM
First post on a new platform, so what do I post? Well, why not start strong by being a critical friend of my field (applied behavior analysis) and my science (radical behaviorism). Lovaas popularozed using coercion with autistics. Before this it wasn't so popular. Check out this book amzn.to/48UOOgd