{"id":3944,"date":"2015-10-08T18:11:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T18:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:05:37","slug":"3-common-myths-about-applied-behavior-analysis-aba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/news\/3-common-myths-about-applied-behavior-analysis-aba\/","title":{"rendered":"3 common myths about applied behavior analysis (ABA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>Chicago School\u00a0alumnus Jon Cardenas co-authored this feature on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/3-common-myths-about-appl_b_8248540?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&amp;ir=Healthy+Living%3Fview%3Dprint&amp;comm_ref=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huffington Post<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;<strong>3 Common Myths About Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)<\/strong>,&#8221;\u00a0explaining the common concerns and misconceptions\u00a0parents have when\u00a0seeking an Applied Behavior Analyst to work with their children who are diagnosed with autism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We commonly hear, &#8216;My child won&#8217;t respond well to sitting at a table for extended periods of time.&#8217; Some even fear that ABA appears as though therapists are &#8220;training&#8221; a child through intensive drilling exercises. We understand where this uneasiness comes from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Jon Cardenas is a Lead Behavior Analyst at Autism Family Center in Chicago and the northern suburbs. Jon has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/programs\/behavioral-sciences\/applied-behavior-analysis\/ms\/\">Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis<\/a> from the Chicago School and is eligible to sit for the LPC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago School\u00a0alumnus Jon Cardenas co-authored this feature on the Huffington Post\u00a0&#8220;3 Common Myths About Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA),&#8221;\u00a0explaining the common concerns and misconceptions\u00a0parents have when\u00a0seeking an Applied Behavior Analyst to work with their children who are diagnosed with autism. &#8220;We commonly hear, &#8216;My child won&#8217;t respond well to sitting at a table for extended periods of time.&#8217; Some even fear that ABA appears as though therapists are &#8220;training&#8221; a child through intensive drilling exercises. 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