Built by a BCBA who was tired of building from scratch.
Malky Freund
MSEd, BCBA, LBA
I'm Malky. I've spent more than a decade in special education, much of it as a practicing BCBA. That work has meant supporting learners, programming goals, and prepping materials for real sessions.
The ABA Shelf started with a familiar moment. It's late, I have a session tomorrow, and I'm rebuilding a visual schedule I know I've made a dozen times before, for a different learner, in a folder I can no longer find. Every BCBA I know has a version of that night. So I built the shelf I wished I already had.
Why I built it
ABA work runs on thoughtful clinical decisions. Finding the right material shouldn't be the hard part, but too often it is. We end up with folders of old resources, store purchases, individual worksheets, and late night creations: some useful, most hard to find again, many rebuilt from scratch every time a similar goal comes back around.
The ABA Shelf replaces that scramble with one organized starting point. You can search by goal, preview what you find, and bring it straight into practice.
How the library is organized
The Shelf is built around a clinically reviewed teaching sequence: Domain, Concept, Goal, then Material. It’s the same progression you already consider when planning for a learner. Inside, you’ll find practical resources such as sequencing and inferencing cards, emotion-recognition scenes, perspective-taking activities, and problem-solving materials.
The shelf helps you:
- Find materials by Goal or keyword
- Preview what a resource includes before you use it
- Save prep time before sessions
- Provide clearer handoff to RBTs and support teams
- Keep your favorite materials in one organized place
Made for real practice
These materials are meant to be practical, approachable, and easy to use. They're a stronger starting point, not a shortcut around your judgment. Every learner is different, and you should always select, adapt, and apply materials based on individualized goals, clinical context, and professional judgment. The ABA Shelf supports ABA programming; it doesn't replace assessment, treatment planning, supervision, or clinical decision making. You decide whether a material fits a learner and how to adapt it.
My goal is simple: less time rebuilding resources and more time focused on the learner.
Start with a more organized shelf.
Accessibility
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