Adam Bulbulia 
Empathy is one of the most vital skills we can develop and use in our times and for all times. In its essence, empathy is the ability to place ourselves inside of someone else’s experience. There are many ways to practice empathy, but the most effective way I’ve found is to feel into the other … Read more
As a child I cared deeply about other people. When people were bullied, it hurt my heart. When insects were needlessly killed, I cried out in pain and anger. When there was unnecessary disharmony in the family or school, my heart asked, “Why is it like this?” I was always a very heart-centered person. I … Read more
Our society is sick with disconnection. Everyone experiences this, no matter their circumstance. However, I believe autistic and developmentally delayed youth and adults may be more acutely aware of the disconnection in our society. Disconnection is experienced profoundly by many marginalized groups, including the autistic and developmentally disabled. Not only are autistic and developmentally disabled … Read more
None of us are regulated. We are predominantly in a heightened state of fear almost constantly that’s keeping us trapped in our minds and unable to tune into what is actually happening inside us. Emotional Regulation or Self-Regulation is a term used often in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and behavioral health. Emotional regulation is the … Read more
We are all experiential learners. Do you remember learning to walk? We started by learning to crawl first (usually). As we shift from crawling to standing upright with support, to gradually hobbling and walking, we fall down quite a bit. Most babies experience a lot of crying and frustration as we seek uprightness. Mistakes and … Read more
Heart-Centered ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) rides on the wings of love. Another less poetic way to say this is that unconditional love is the carrier wave for Heart-Centered ABA. Heart-Centered ABA is a kind of behavior change science based on the inner qualities of love, truth, empathy, and the realization of human potential founded by … Read more
This ability to center in the heart lies at the core of Heart-Centered ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis). Heart-Centered ABA is an approach to working with both our inner and outer behavior to create more love and harmony in ourselves, and our lives, and nurture our potential. Bridging Worlds Behavioral Serviceshas adopted this scale with our … Read more
Conventional Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) uses both the environment and reinforcement to shape people’s behavior. It comes out of the work of psychologist B.F. Skinner. Many others, along with Skinner, have shaped the field into what it has become today, including Baer, Wolf, Rilsey, Iawata, Lovas, and Sunburg. We too are evolving this field, and … Read more
The Self is the center around which everything turns. I remember when I first realized the significance of the profound message we hear everytime we fly in an airplane on a commercial airline: “You must put your own oxygen mask on first, before you help secure anyone else’s.” It seems obvious we should all be … Read more
Shape up or ship out. That’s what my mother used to say to me as a child when I was misbehaving. Then she would laugh and laugh, and soon we would both be laughing together. She meant every word of it … well almost every word. I, of course, knew she wouldn’t have thrown me … Read more
Bridging Worlds Behavioral Services provides Heart-Centered ABA to help people with autism and developmental delays realize their full potential.
For example:
If the client is nonverbal we might work on expanding their communication skills to include gestures or pictures.
If the client is overstimulated in the grocery store, goals might include short trips to the store with ways to self-regulate.