Applied Behavior Analysis

Ridgefield, CT, January 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Conditioning Specialist Greg Herzog Trademarks a System to Find Your Own Process for Learning and Performance; for Fitness, Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia. Greg Herzog, of Herzog Body Tech LLC has received the Trademarks from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: FITNESS PREDICTOR®, AUTISMAP®, DYSLEXIAPP®, THERAPYAP® and ADHDAP™. The FITNESS PREDICTOR®, AUTISMAP®, DYSLEXIAPP®, THERAPYAP® and ADHDAP™ are specifically designed systems for individuals with Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Fitness enthusiasts to find their own process for learning, by utilizing a modality enhancement training method; a (mental, physical, emotional and nutritional conditioning system to find your own process for learning with behavior modification). Greg developed this process initially for himself and to later share with his clients and others that hav... (more)

Kantor & Kantor, LLP Announces District Court Victory: Blue Shield Must Provide Residential Care Benefits for Substance Abuse

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kantor & Kantor, LLP announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of the firm's client Laura Burton, deciding that California's Mental Health Parity Act mandates that Blue Shield of California must provide benefits for residential treatment of Ms. Burton's major depressive disorder and panic disorder. "Mental health parity is firmly established law in California," said Lisa Kantor, who represents Ms. Burton. "Blue Shield continues to act as if the Act doesn't exist by denying residen... (more)

Adobe Flash on the Road to Nowhere

This Wednesday was probably the first day on the (potentially long) path to Adobe Flash decline: the most popular video site out there – YouTube – started offering videos in Flash-less mode for browsers which support HTML 5 and h.264 video codec. This means that today the option is available for Chrome and Safari. Then at some point they will likely add the Ogg codec and support Firefox, or help Firefox get native h.264 codec support. And then IE9 ships and all latest browsers will play videos natively. Flash will no longer be required for video, and why would anyone want it then?... (more)

Apple's Foray into Fitness

If Apple's recent patent application tells you anything, its that the giant technology firm is working on further entry into the fitness space. That's something the fitness industry better pay close attention to. As the patent illustration shows on the left, the application includes an extensive interface running on the iPhone. The black and white images show the iPhone interface controlling and monitoring all details, from starting a treadmill to managing the number of curls you perform as part of a workout. While details are still vague, compatible gym equipment would use a simil... (more)

Behavior Management Based on ABA

From ABA Journal ABA is based on the principles of behavioral approach and utilizes these principles to change socially significant behaviors. What does ABA target? Teaching new behaviors Strengthening existing behaviors Preventing undesirable behaviors Weakening/extinguishing undesirable behaviors Maintaining the behavioral changes Generalizing the behavioral changes Reinforcement is the behavioral consequence which increases the future likelihood of the behavior that it follows. If a stimulus is added to the environment in the reinforcement process, this type of reinforcement i... (more)