Franki Bagdade, MA has over 20 years of experience in the world of children with extra needs, special education, non-traditional learning environments, camping, and everything in between. Franki is the owner and founder of FAAB Consulting, Franki’s Academic and Behavioral Consulting. She works with children, teens, parents, and schools in creating customized plans for children and teens struggling with challenging behavior. Franki is a professional speaker, and has spoken throughout the United States on topics such as inclusion of children with disabilities, anxiety, mental health, and parenting. She is the author of the book
I Love My Kids But I Don’t Always Like Them. Franki graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Elementary Education and Wayne State University with a MA in Special Education. Franki is currently a Master’s Level Clinical Social Work Intern, facilitating psychotherapy with patients pre-school through adult. She lives with her husband, Jeff, and three children in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
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Autism Behavioral Solutions
When using a behavior plan, there are a few items to determine and consider. Behavior plans, reward plans, success plans, extrinsic motivators—whatever you want to call them—can be very powerful tools when utilized correctly. As an educator with a Master’s in Special Education and soon another in Clinical Social Work (May 2022), I’ve spent the