Sara Silsilah: Relationship-Centered ABA, Clinical Humility, and Building Better Systems

How do we move beyond compliance-focused intervention and build services grounded in trust, assent, and meaningful relationships? In this episode, Ben Reiman speaks with Dr. Sara Silsilah, behaviour analyst, educator, entrepreneur, and President of the ABAI Saudi Arabia Chapter. Sara discusses: ✅ Assent and autonomy in autism intervention ✅ Why connection matters in therapeutic relationships ✅ Family systems and behaviour analysis ✅ Clinical humility and self-reflection ✅ Lessons from Columbia University's behaviour analysis program ✅ Building Seeds of Knowledge in Saudi Arabia ✅ Quality supervision and therapist support ✅ The future of autism services and professional regulation This conversation challenges practitioners to think more deeply about what quality treatment really looks like and how meaningful change happens through relationships. #ABA #Autism #BehaviorAnalysis #BCBA #Neurodiversity #AssentBasedPractice #podcast To collect CEUs go to BehaviourSpeak.com