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Host: How can parents determine what enforces or discourages a behavior?

Peggy Halliday: Behavior that is reinforced continues and behavior that is not reinforced goes away. So, one way to find out whether we are reinforcing a behavior is, is that behavior continuing. Sometimes, we may be reinforcing behaviors inadvertently; we don t even know where we are reinforcing them.

But if a behavior is increasing or continuing there is something that we are doing that s reinforcing that behavior.

Expert: Peggy Halliday

Program Director for Outreach Services

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Peggy Halliday is a board certified associate behavior analyst who has specialized in autism education for the past ten years. She is the Director of Outreach Services at the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA) in Charlottesville, VA. VIA is a non-profit organization which provides a day school and other resources for families, educators, and other professionals seeking services, training or information about autism More »

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In this video Peggy Halliday will discuss a variety of topics related to autism spectrum disorders. You will learn about the characteristics of autism, how to recognize early warning signs and symptoms of the More »

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