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Bobby Newman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Behavior Analyst in New York and Tennessee, and Licensed Psychologist in New York and Florida. Affectionately known as the Dark Overlord of ABA, Bobby is the first author on over a dozen books regarding behavior therapy, the philosophy of behaviorism, the autism spectrum disorders, utopian literature, and fitness. His books have been translated into Spanish, Russian and Japanese. He has published over two dozen articles in professional journals, as well as numerous popular magazine articles and has hosted two series of radio call-in shows. Bobby is the Past-President of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis. A popu ...more

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	Behaviorspeak: A Glossary of Terms in Applied Behavior Analysis (Volume 1) 4.24 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behavioral Detectives: A Staff Training Exercise Book in Applied Behavior Analysis by Bobby Newman (Goodreads Author), Dana R. Reinecke 4.23 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behaviorask: Straight Answers to Your ABA Programming Questions by Bobby Newman (Goodreads Author), Dana Reinecke, Tammy Hammond 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Everybody Cares: Case Studies of ABA with People with Autism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis by Bobby Newman (Goodreads Author), Dana R. Reinecke, Sarah Birch 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Move with a Purpose: Addressing Common Behavior Issues on the Autism Spectrum Before they Grow out of Control by Bobby Newman (Goodreads Author), Dana R. Reinecke (With) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What The Function: A Guide to Understanding the FBA Process by Bobby Newman (Goodreads Author), Dana Reinecke, Olivia Cenname-Policarpo 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Can’t if I Don’t Know How: B. F. Skinner, Humanism, ABA and Promoting Freedom 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words From Those Who Care: Further Case Studies Of Aba With People With Autism 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentle Redirection of Aggressive and Destructive Behavior 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness

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Shinrin-yoku, Blue Mind, Nature Immersion and the Autism Spectrum: An Exploration of Possible Benefits

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Bobby Newman is currently reading Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness by David Gessner (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Bobby Newman rated a book really liked it Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West by Bart D. Ehrman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Anyone who wants to tell you they can give you a behavior treatment plan without first assessing function of behavior is selling something.”
― Bobby Newman, What The Function: A Guide to Understanding the FBA Process

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“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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