Reflection Journal
This reflection is a required part of the training and supports learning, professional growth, and compliance requirements.
Please plan to spend at least 30 minutes thoughtfully responding to the reflection questions below. Your responses should be based on the content from this section and reflect your own understanding and professional judgment. After completing the reflection questions, you will be asked to attest that your responses are your own original work and that you completed this section.
For each question:
Write approximately between 3 and 8 sentences per question
Responses must be your own original work
Do not use AI tools or automated assistance to create your response
Do not  include any real names or identifying information of people or organizations (Use initials or made-up names if needed)
Your responses are documented as proof of completion and may be reviewed in the event of an audit.
Section 1: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Instructions: Take a few moments to thoughtfully respond to the following reflections below. There are no right or wrong answers. This journal is a space for honesty, self-awareness, and professional growth as you continue learning how to support learners with dignity, respect, and curiosity.
Completion of this reflective journal is a mandatory training requirement.
Reflection 1: Realizing You Might Be Wrong
Before this training, how did you think autism typically looked, sounded, or showed up in behavior?
What is one assumption you now recognize may have been incomplete, inaccurate, or overly narrow?
Reflection 2: Check Your Lens
How do your own experiences—such as your culture, upbringing, education, or personal background—shape the way you interpret behavior?
Why is it important to pause and consider that a learner may experience the world in a completely different way than you do?
Reflection 3: Curious, Not Correct
As a behavior technician, how can you stay open and curious when a learner’s behavior does not make sense to you at first?
What is one grounding sentence you could say to yourself—or to your behavior analyst—when confusion, discomfort, or judgment begins to surface?
I understand that my responses are recorded as documentation of training completion and may be reviewed in the event of an audit by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
