Reflecting on Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice at BC-ABA 2026

We’ll be presenting at the 18th Annual British Columbia Association for Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA) Conference, taking place February 27–28, 2026 at the University of British Columbia.

If you’re not familiar, the BC-ABA Conference is the main provincial conference for behaviour analysis in British Columbia. It brings together practitioners, clinicians, educators, researchers, and students to share ideas, practical tools, and current thinking in the field. It’s a space where people come to learn from one another, ask good questions, and reflect on how behaviour-analytic practice continues to grow and change.

At this year’s conference, Empowering. All. People. Consulting Inc. (EAP) is presenting a mini seminar titled: Growing Pains: Our Journey Toward Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices

We are clinicians at different stages of our careers — from early career to over 20 years of experience — and we come together in this session to share our evolving understanding of neurodiversity-affirming practice in behaviour analysis. In addition to our professional roles, all of us are neurodivergent and/or parents of autistic children, perspectives that deeply shape how we think about practice, ethics, and support.

Through personal stories, current research, and clinical case examples, we talk openly about what it has looked like for us to shift our practice over time. We explore where we started, what challenged us, what we’ve had to unlearn, and the practical changes we’ve made in our own clinical work — from goal setting to day-to-day interactions with clients and families.

This is not a session about having it all figured out. It’s a conversation about learning in public, making mistakes, reflecting honestly, and continuing to grow. By sharing our experiences — including challenges, successes, and missteps — we hope to encourage ongoing dialogue, curiosity, and collaboration within the field during a time of meaningful change in behaviour analysis.

Learning objectives for the session include:

• Defining neurodiversity, neurodiversity-affirming supports, ableism, and assent-based services

• Understanding current research and autistic perspectives on the potential harm of specific practices

• Reflecting on practical, ethics-aligned changes behaviour analysts can make in their own clinical work

Resources From Our Presentation

We’ll be sharing handouts and resources from our presentation on this page after the conference. Please check back soon — materials will be added shortly.

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