Well-Being BehaviorThe sticker chart worked for two weeks. Here is why it stopped.
Most reward systems stop working, and it is usually not because your child stopped caring. It is because the reward stopped being reinforcing and nobody checked. That is a fixable problem and it has a method behind it.
Written by Camille M. Galanis, a behavior analyst in New York practicing under a graduate permit and LBA supervision. Everything here is educational material, not clinical advice or individualized treatment.
Two tools, no payment
Start here before anything is paid for. Nothing to download and nothing to cancel. Open it in your browser and start.
The 3-Minute Behavior Decoder
This is the one that answers the question above. It walks you through what actually happens around the behavior and scores your answers across all four reasons, instead of making you guess which one it is. Then it prints.
The Classic Token Board
Fill it in on your phone or print it. The printout carries whatever you typed, so it is your board rather than a blank template.
Nothing to sign up for. When you want the rest, Full Access opens the whole library for $25 a month or $250 a year.
What you get
See the pattern
Behavior happens for a reason. The tools here help you spot what comes before and what comes after, so you are working on the cause instead of the moment.
Make the day predictable
Visual schedules, First/Then boards, and transition supports, in five themes so your child gets one they actually like.
Reinforce what is working
Token boards, reward and activity cards, and a real preference assessment so you find out what motivates your child instead of guessing.
5 Go-To Calm-Down Strategies
One page, no account, nothing to install. Print it and keep it somewhere they can reach it.
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Where to start
Three tools to open first
The free Behavior Decoder to find out why it is happening, Token Boards for something to use today, and the Complete Parenting & Behavior Guide for the plan behind it.
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Flagship guideComplete Parenting & Behavior Guide
Development milestones, a respectful overview of autism, common behavior challenges, and the full framework to address them.
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Nothing you type about your child is stored by me. It stays in your browser, it prints, and you can download it to your own device to pick up again later. Full Access is $25 a month or $250 a year for the whole library.
A note on how I talk about this. I will not tell you your child is going to fall behind, and I will not promise you a result. What I will say is that I use evidence-based science to understand why a behavior is happening, to make an appropriate plan to reach your goals. Each approach is individualized. Everything here is educational content, not clinical advice.