Dr. Alan Schnee is a Ph.D., BCBA-D, consultant, author, and speaker. Dr. Schnee began his career in the early 90s in the Boston area, where he trained as a pediatric psychologist. A colleague and friend of his had a son on the autism spectrum. This friend brought in consultants to work with her son, and she was astounded at his progress.  The experience inspired Dr. Schnee and his colleague to jump into the world of ABA. When the tools of ABA are applied well, it makes a huge difference in the lives of children and their families.

Here, we talk to Dr. Schnee all about matching. Matching is really the ability to make a comparison or to see how things line up. As professionals, we often teach simple matching skills to our students, but matching can also be used as a vehicle to teach many other things.  Dr. Schnee discusses how to use matching to build social awareness and develop better executive function. He also walks through several real-life examples, including when to introduce higher-level matching techniques, how BCBAs can incorporate more creative thinking in our programs, and more.

What’s Inside:

• How matching can be used to build other skills.
• How and when to introduce higher-level matching techniques.
• How to incorporate more creative thinking in our programs.
• Why it’s important to be super-aware of our learners.

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