Hi . I am currently I ABA as a therapist and interested in breaking into tech. I would love to connect and get more insights on the steps to take.

It s hard not to fall in love with your face

She sounds stressed and got me stressed with two seconds. Horrible video

How have you been and how are you doing in this career? Any update!?

Look into 1099 independent contracting. & work when you want!

I have my BCBA-D and I’m dying to get into tech. Please help me!!! lol

3rd year BCBA, man do I feel this in my soul. I can write the hell out of a treatment plan, but I do not have all the the answers. Period

would love to hear ur experience in a private school! trying to move into one now

Hello! I’ve been in the ABA field for about 10 years now (mainly as a BT/RBT, I have been a BCBA since last August) and I need a change in my life (compassion fatigue is real). Can we connect?

This video is so helpful! Thank you ❤

Thank you so much for the info...❤❤❤ my brain is blocked right now and I'm going to have my interview in 5 minutes but this one helped me a lot

Thanks for the insight. I’m considering entering this field because I am now an autism Mom and this form of therapy is clearly helping my child thrive. I’m learning all about it anyway, might as well dedicate my time towards this career path. But good to hear about the challenges as well, thanks!

Not to mention the stress of accumulating hours is so confusing. And the Board is a nightmare to deal with and not helpful.

Hi! I’m trying to switch from ABA to UX also. So glad I found your video. Can we connect?

Good for you and tech is the way to go!

I am so disappointed as an autistic person. I thought this was going to be about how you quit because you saw that it was morally wrong to hurt autistic people. Instead it was all about you.

I also feel lost in the field.

I felt the pressure as well and didnt even care about the stability of the pay because my expenses are way lower than the minimum i ever made. But the pressure of carrying and leading a whole family and team and being responsible for the team and my choices etc.

Hi! I am currently getting my masters for ABA with an undergrad in graphic design. I would like to transition to UX Research and I am almost done with the Google UX Certificate program. I don't feel confident I am prepared to get a job in UX with the Google Course alone although I have been doing the projects. It has taken me over a year and a half to get this far in the course on my own while working fulltime and having long bouts of lack of confidence. I'm nervous to leave the job security of ABA, but I really need something less stressful and more fulfilling with my creativity. Have you had consistent income/jobs since making the transition? What has been your day to experience working in the field? Do you have job satisfaction in UX? Do you feel fairly compensated for your work and expectations? Thank you so much for sharing your experience! It has been so helpful!

I can relate to so much of what you said! I want to stay but I also don't know if I can. However I would argue that PFA and SBT does have a lot of objective and measurable aspects to it and if practiced well should be completely objective and measurable. If someone says you just need to "feel it in your gut" they likely have not done proper training on it. It has been quite difficult for me to learn but it is very interesting!

Hey, omg thanks for making this video!! I FEEL LOST as well. could you please make a video or let me know what are the other alternatives to ABA? it would be really helpful.

The pressure, yess... I agree with this so much currently..

What else would you consider doing with your degree or would you have to get some other kind of certification or more schooling to make a change?

I Accrude a total of 1136 hours for the concentration fieldwork. I also have the multiplier of 1.33 multiplied to this to equal over 1500 hours. I finished my masters and I'm ready to apply using the application but I just want to make sure if this is okay for my hours I have it under that and then it shows that the board will multiply my hours to equal 1500 is this how it's supposed to be so my application gets accepted?

I was with an agency for a few months. The parents kept on saying that they wanted to switch RBTs without telling me anything. I stayed with a client for four months before he aged out, but the other ones told me that "I wasn't a fit" after one week. This may be the reason why a lot of people leave too.

Would you still recommend UX design as a field? I have my masters in ABA and have completed some of the practicum but feel the need to pivot to something less emotionally and physically demanding. I'm a littler nervous about AI and whether or not the field is becoming saturated...

Excellent video! How do you see qualitative interviews with an exploratory approach? I can relate it to the knowledge of functional behavior analysis in experimental cases, like AB testing, usability test tabulation, and issues involving generalization. But what about asking questions to understand user behavior in a remote interview with only one contact? How can we comprehend the function of their behavior in this situation? Thanks! 😍

Thanks for this video. It's been very helpful. I'm a PM now on a UX/UI Project. UX wasn't my specialism previously. I want to learn as much as possible so I can really understand the domain.

does anyone know if the Google UX course she was referring to is free? Or have a link just to make sure its the same one referenced in the video

Questions starts at 2:36

I'm interested in making a career change-would you say entry-level UX Researchers earn almost same as a BCBA?

Thx u for being honest. Not a lot of bcba talks about the bad parts! I actually was in uga and dropped out of my program for ABA. The industrial system in this field including in the schooling is horrible. They don’t care about students and workers

I love seeing someone who went from bcba to ui/ux too! I'm not alone !!

I had a rough experience with my supervision throughout my fieldwork experience and the board audited my fieldwork experience and only deemed 52 hours acceptable out of 2,000. So now I am stuck at the BCaBA level until next year so I have been sitting on my degree since 2021. I just feel like I can't get over it but also feel really stuck. My current company is amazing and so supportive but the field as a whole and the work drains me.

Do you plan on maintaining your BCBA credential through CEU’s ?

I'm a semi retired woman who is on my second or so career in business. I am just trying to pass the the RBT exam,, I have already figured out on my own business senses that I wouldn't get involved in this career for the stability or money. If you need that, this career isn't for you. I am studying and learning the information for myself and my family mostly and plan on only working when I want to. I have other money and stability to fall back on. In my opinion learning ABA isn't a waste of time or money, I am being creative on how I put it to use for others and myself. I look at it as a community service, which I can afford to do at this time in my life. Good luck everyone 😊.

Thanks for sharing the tea. 🐸🍵 I currently have a BA in psychology and these are the things I’m scared about getting into the field. I have no idea what to master in because of this very reason. Ugh the stress!

The parents know everything you are saying. They sit around all day drinking coffee on ssi checks from the kid (applying zero of the techniques we told them to) and talk about how much money we make and how we get it off thier kid and then how they can make it hard on us. Then, how they can test our knowledge by asking us trick questions…I swear I could body slam these assholes..I’m never going back to these cesspool of ungrateful shitheads again and thier kids can end up where they used too before ABA came along…..maybe that’s what they should research

Is it still mostly reading content? Now in 2023 - is most of the content in the program mostly video content to watch or reading content to read?

Hi wondering if you would give us an update. Did you get a Ux job after the boot camp? Thanjs

Hi what is your insta! I would love to talk!!

I hear a lot of what you're saying here. The ABA science itself I absolutely love, the direct support with the kids, because it works and makes incredible changes in kids lives. It's the systems in workplaces that do not work, and the adults who are difficult to change.

I have started the job in clinic setting! It is really hard to keep everything down! Agree with you about taking self! I feel the burn so badly!

Hi. I have questions too. I just passed my bcba but after so many years as RBT I would like to try something new. Can we connect

I'm 2 years into my license and I feel the burn. My biggest fear is that I will keep jumping around fields trying to find what works. I feel like I've lost myself in this profession 😭😅

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I feel like this is gonna be me. Sigh

I'm currently in a bootcamp and have been working on my capstone project, I've been more focused on the research side of things and find myself enjoying UXR and shying away from the UI side of things but there isn't a lot of UXRs that share their experiences on how they present their case studies.

Wow such an amazing , honest, intelligent explanation! I know you will succeed anywhere you go! I agree with some commenters that RDI is slowly replacing ABA

Hey I created ABA Switch to help BCBAs/BCaBAs/RBTs make the switch into tech! I'd love to chat on a webinar and help folks understand the power of our skills and that we can disseminate the science and have great career options outside of autism!