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Feb 2025
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Episode 310: Exploring Avoidant/Restrict...

Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA
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We spend hours building visual systems for our students and almost no time building them for ourselves. In this episode, we're talking about the irony of being the most scheduled, structured classroom in the building - and having zero systems for how we actually run our own day. ... Show More
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