Why ABA Isn't Bribery | Difference Between Bribery and Reinforcement

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses the difference between bribery and reinforcement. We’ll also cover why ABA isn’t bribery and how you can ensure your only using positive reinforcement. Sign up for a free workshop to start turning autism around: https://bit.ly/3cvJsvZ Subscribe to get more insightful videos about #autism and related topics at: https://goo.gl/cGSdxX I talk about positive reinforcement a lot in my videos, and how it relates to demands and problem behaviors. But what is positive reinforcement and how is it different from bribery? Today’s video is all about positive reinforcement vs. bribery. Autism and bribery can sometimes come together when parents and professionals interact with children with autism, especially if there are lots of problem behaviors present. But it’s important to ensure that we’re not using bribery, as this can almost always make long term goals harder to reach. There’s a difference between using rewards and bribery to incentivize good behavior. Rewards vs. Bribes can be thought of giving a child a lollipop for behaving in the store vs. giving a child a lollipop because they are not behaving in the store. When thinking about ABA programming, we should never be providing reinforcement in response to poor behavior. Instead, providing reinforcement should be planned, adult-led, and following good or expected behavior. Listen to the Turn Autism Around podcast: https://bit.ly/2U1GBo7 Subscribe on Facebook for more free resources: https://bit.ly/3ziuVxj If you enjoyed this video about autism and reinforcement, be sure to subscribe to the channel, like this video and visit my website below. If you have more questions, leave them down in the comments section, and I will do my best to answer you. Thanks for watching today's video blog, and let's #turnautismaround together! Interested in learning more about teaching a child with autism, special needs parenting, or other autism and special needs topics in the mental health in children niche? Visit us: https://bit.ly/2TQJxUo Contact us: [email protected] You can also connect with us at: Facebook: https://MaryBarbera.com/facebook Twitter: https://MaryBarbera.com/twitter Dr. Mary Barbera. I fell into the autism world as an autism mom in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then, she became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author of The Verbal Behavior Approach. Since 2015, she’s created 3 autism online courses based on applied behavior analysis for professionals and "gung-ho" parents. Whether you’re looking for autism parenting strategies, working with development delays in children, or in search for autism help for professionals, I can encourage you to subscribe to the channel and join me on my journey. I’ll be providing weekly autism resources that you don’t want to miss!