/r/ABA/

r/ABA

75k members
r/ABA is a subreddit with 75k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, bcba, rbt, hate, and struggled, and they frequently recommend/review tablet, work clothes, and parenting books, and the most common flair used is advice needed, conversation starter, material/resource share, satire/joke, and case discussion.
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 Topics in r/ABA

#1

Struggling

35 posts
#2

Bcba

15 posts
#3

Rbt

15 posts
#4

Hate

14 posts
#5

Struggled

11 posts
#6

Aba

9 posts
#7

Job

7 posts
#8

Tired

7 posts
#9

Hard Time

6 posts
#10

Looking For A Job

6 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
: "Is this standard practice? Clients have to respond appropriately, otherwise we can’t bill for services?"
62 posts
#2
Conversation Starter
: "Treated Badly As An Autistic RBT"
19 posts
#3
Material/Resource Share
: "I made a communication tool to use as an RBT and it is actually working really well? BCBA claims I am “going overboard” by having made it in the first place"
6 posts
#4
Satire/Joke
: "Nonverbal kid learns to talk? Impossible!"
5 posts
#5
Case Discussion
: "How did my child’s behaviour analyst calculate this?"
4 posts
#6
Job Opportunity
: "Employment process"
1 post

Member Growth in r/ABA

Yearly
+16k members(26.6%)

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Last updated: September 8, 2026