/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, rbt, bcba, client, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review masters programs, tablet, and emr.
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..."
20 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Is it ethical to wake up clients from their sleep to bill them?"
19 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Tips for nonverbal client who doesn’t respond to name/come here"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/ABA

#1

Aba

: "Aba fraud abuse is growing. Mom is billed for $911,400"
117 posts
#2

Rbt

: "No one to really share with but I passed the Rbt exam today 🥹✨"
90 posts
#3

Bcba

: "Genuine Question- What do Bcbas/RBTs learn about AAC?"
59 posts
#4

Client

: "RBT was refused a different Client when they couldn't work with their current Client."
40 posts
#5

Struggling

: "Really Struggling with in home sessions"
38 posts
#6

Worst

: "I am beyond disappointed but not surprised"
37 posts
#7

Hate

: "What should I do🤷🏻‍♀️"
15 posts
#8

Job

13 posts
#9

Training

: "On a waiting list for a BA trainee position after a year of searching. Time to abandon BCBA path?"
12 posts
#10

Company

: "I love my Company"
12 posts

Products Discussed in r/ABA

#1
Florida Institute of Technology
4.3 from 3 reviews
#2
Purdue University
4.0 from 1 review
#3
University of Cincinnati
5.0 from 1 review

Tablet

7 reviews
#1
Apple
4.9 from 7 reviews

Emr

4 reviews
#1
Rethink
1.0 from 1 review
#2
Portia
1.0 from 1 review
#3
CentralReach
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/ABA

#1
Advice Needed
: "abruptly fired after working for almost a year"
53 posts
#2
Conversation Starter
: "Parents: If your kid is sick please cancel session and let them rest."
17 posts
#3
Case Discussion
: "2,792 ABA Workers Laid Off in Arizona"
6 posts
#4
Satire/Joke
: "It’s gonna be a rough day"
3 posts
#5
Material/Resource Share
: "RBT PDUs - A BACB Blog Post"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/ABA

Yearly
+16k members(28.2%)

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Last updated: June 10, 2026