Episode 9: Behaviour Analysis in Senegal with Adair Cardon, M.S., BCBA

In this episode Ben chats with Addie Cardon, a behaviour analyst based in Dakar, Senegal. She talks about her work in Dakar, a wonderful paper she published on cross cultural experiences of American and Senegalese parents of autistic children, pivotal response training and so much more!

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

• BACB: 2.0 Ethics


• IBAO: 2.0 Ethics/Cultural


• QABA: 2.0 Ethics

Show Notes:

• Cardon, A. & Marshall, T. (2020). To raise a child with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative, comparative study of parental experiences in the United States and Senegal. Transcultural Psychiatry, 58(3), 335-350.


• UC Santa Barbara ABA Program: https://professional.ucsb.edu/certificate-applied-behavior-analysis


• Dr. Sunny Kim: https://sunnysbehaviorservices.com/about-us


• Robert Koegel: https://education.ucsb.edu/robert-koegel


• Wolof Language: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wolof


• University of Washington Autism Research: https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/research-projects


• Goree Island Slave Trade: https://africaglobalnews.com/goree-island-history-of-the-atlantic-slave-trade


• BIG & Sous L'Arbre Acoustik (Adair’s friend and brother in-law’s Senegalese music group): https://www.bigsouslarbreacoustik.com