/r/ABA/

r/ABA

72k members
r/ABA is a subreddit with 72k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses aba, bcba, rbt, struggling, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review tablet, work clothes, and parenting books.
A forum to provide dissemination of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and evidence-based research, assist the public in understanding the science, and to promote conversation between BCBAs, aspiring BCBAs, BCaBAs, RBTs, and others who are interested.

Popular Themes in r/ABA

#1
Pain & Anger
: "She is not mad. She is just disappointed..."
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Is it ethical to wake up clients from their sleep to bill them?"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Tips for nonverbal client who doesn’t respond to name/come here"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built a FREE digital token board to replace thetokenboard.com"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/ABA

#1

Aba

: "$199 Toy > Aba"
168 posts
#2

Bcba

: "Whose to blame for the shortage of Bcbas and high turnover for RBT's?"
87 posts
#3

Rbt

: "No one to really share with but I passed the Rbt exam today 🥹✨"
81 posts
#4

Struggling

47 posts
#5

Worst

: "I am beyond disappointed but not surprised"
45 posts
#6

Rbc

: "Is BCaBA prior to BCBA worth it?"
36 posts
#7

Client

: "RBT was refused a different Client when they couldn't work with their current Client."
34 posts
#8

Rbts

: "When should I pause my RBT certification?"
31 posts
#9

Job

: "1st session, want to quit"
26 posts
#10

Hate

25 posts

Products Discussed in r/ABA

Tablet

7 reviews
#1
Apple
4.9 from 7 reviews

Work Clothes

4 reviews
#1
Amazon
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Dickies
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Scrubs
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/ABA

#1
Advice Needed
: "abruptly fired after working for almost a year"
51 posts
#2
Conversation Starter
: "Parents: If your kid is sick please cancel session and let them rest."
17 posts
#3
Case Discussion
: "Whose to blame for the shortage of BCBAs and high turnover for RBT's?"
10 posts
#4
Satire/Joke
: "It’s gonna be a rough day"
3 posts
#5
Client Feedback
: "Is this normal?"
1 post
#6
Material/Resource Share
: "I built a FREE digital token board to replace thetokenboard.com"
1 post

Member Growth in r/ABA

Yearly
+16k members(28.2%)

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Last updated: June 17, 2026