ABAPS I am a licensed psychologist and behavior analyst specializing in parenting, challenging behavior, and anxiety. Dr. Pesca received her B.A. Joseph's College.

Dr. Pesca is a licensed psychologist and a licensed and board certified behavior analyst (LBA, BCBA-D) who specializes in parenting, management of challenging and interfering behavior, and anxiety. in Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis) from Binghamton University, and her Ph.D. in Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis from The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY. She has been working with individuals with autism and their families for 20 years, and has provided school-based consultation for numerous districts on Long Island for over 10 years. Dr. Pesca has worked with these districts to provide staff training and professional development, program development, behavioral assessment and intervention, and parent training and counseling. Dr. Pesca previously taught psychology at Queens College, and is currently an adjunct professor at St. She has experience conducting both basic and applied research, and has presented her findings at local, state, and national conferences. Dr. Pesca's experience in basic behavioral research surrounded emergent relations in stimulus classes, as well as stimulus control in conditional discrimination development. She has conducted applied research in response variability, prompt fading and differential reinforcement in students with autism, and classroom behavior management systems. She currently serves on NYSABA's Student Activities Committee.

When your business lunch quickly turns into an exposure therapy photoshoot…Q4 plans: pending Fun levels: fully actualize...
10/16/2025

When your business lunch quickly turns into an exposure therapy photoshoot…
Q4 plans: pending
Fun levels: fully actualized

Gratitude and mindfulness all in one 🍂
10/03/2025

Gratitude and mindfulness all in one 🍂

👇 This...right here.
09/18/2025

👇 This...right here.

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"How something feels to you is more important than how it looks to others." - Dr. Becky Kennedy
09/15/2025

"How something feels to you is more important than how it looks to others." - Dr. Becky Kennedy

Getting back into the school routine is overwhelming for parents and children alike. When EF challenges create barriers ...
09/08/2025

Getting back into the school routine is overwhelming for parents and children alike. When EF challenges create barriers to success, finding the corresponding tool is imperative. This worksheet offers practical strategies based on specific EF challenges.

Performance challenges related to EF and then strategies to help. Great list from ADDitude!

04/21/2025

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Executive functioning skills are life skills! Rather than delivering the information directly to your kids, give these q...
04/18/2025

Executive functioning skills are life skills! Rather than delivering the information directly to your kids, give these questions a try to help them develop their EF skills.

Here are some tips for practicing EF skills with younger kids. From 🧡

Spent the evening with Dr. Thiele from Donna Thiele Psychological Consulting talking about the field of Psychology to th...
04/03/2025

Spent the evening with Dr. Thiele from Donna Thiele Psychological Consulting talking about the field of Psychology to the students of Connetquot High School. We love this field so much and truly enjoyed discussing all things Psychology with students and their families!

P.S…We love you! Dr. Thiele and I wish you all a meaningful P.S. I Love You Day.  Be a light in someone else’s day today...
02/14/2025

P.S…We love you! Dr. Thiele and I wish you all a meaningful P.S. I Love You Day. Be a light in someone else’s day today - a seemingly small gesture of kindness can have a profound and lasting impact. How will you foster love and acceptance today?

If you struggle with getting started on at task (that is, task initiation), the first step is to identify your barrier. ...
01/06/2025

If you struggle with getting started on at task (that is, task initiation), the first step is to identify your barrier. Once identified, pick a corresponding strategy from the list here to work through that barrier. While procrastination results in short-term relief, it often leads to long-term struggles. It's never too late to break these patterns.

How to Defeat Procrastination and Ways to Start Taking Action in this new year.

Releaders Bookclub

Remember…glance back, glance ahead, but be present. Wishing everyone a healthy and restorative New Year!
12/31/2024

Remember…glance back, glance ahead, but be present.

Wishing everyone a healthy and restorative New Year!

Another great learning opportunity from Dr. Thiele!  Sign up and join her virtually tomorrow evening for what is sure to...
10/22/2024

Another great learning opportunity from Dr. Thiele! Sign up and join her virtually tomorrow evening for what is sure to be a wealth of invaluable information. There is no charge for this event.

Reminder: Our free parent webinar is Wednesday. Register at www.owautism.com or https://nysrcasd.org/events/1340/registrations/new
Live interpretation in Spanish, Mandarin & Bengali will be available.

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