About The Author

Dr. Susan Catlett is a board-certified behavior analyst, doctoral level (BCBA-D) and a licensed behavior analyst (LBA) in Houston, Texas. She started her career as a special education teacher and has been working as a consultant in the areas of autism and applied behavior analysis (ABA) for over 30 years. Dr. Catlett is in classrooms every day collaborating with teachers, students, parents, and other service providers. In addition to being a behavior analyst, Susan is certified in organizational behavior management (OBM) and teaches graduate ABA classes at the University of Houston – Victoria. Dr. Catlett offers a three-day professional development opportunity to school districts and education service centers called, “Autism and ABA in Special Education Classrooms.” For more information, contact Susan at [email protected].

What is an ABA Teaching Secret?

After decades of working with individuals with autism, Susan created the “ABA Teaching Secrets” so that teachers, parents, and other service providers could have access to affordable “how-to” instructional guides that are user-friendly and easy to implement . Each ABA Teaching Secret contains the following components:

  • Rationales for Learning
  • Sample Goals Written from Acquisition through Generalization
  • Systematic Teaching Steps
  • Helpful Hints
  • Data Collection Forms
  • Ready-to-use Templates (when applicable)