ABA file sharing skills can support choosing a file for a clear purpose, confirming consent and authority, checking the audience and sensitive content, using a trusted channel, setting access, confirming receipt, and correcting a mistake. A person can share their own material while respecting other people's privacy, organization rules, copyright, records, and safety requirements that apply to the file.
Define purpose and authority
Name the file, owner, people shown or discussed, recipient, reason, permitted channel, and retention need. Confirm consent or other authority before sharing another person's image, voice, location, health, school, work, or financial information.
Review the file and link
Check visible content, filename, hidden pages or tabs, comments, tracked changes, location or metadata when relevant, link permissions, expiration, download settings, and recipient identity. Use a copy that contains only what the recipient needs.
Prepare confirmation and correction
Define what proves delivery and whether the recipient can open the file. If it reaches the wrong person, use the platform or organization's incident route promptly, preserve evidence, revoke access where possible, and contact the responsible privacy or security role.
Use current safety practices
CISA's Secure Our World includes phishing awareness, strong passwords, multifactor authentication, and software updates. The Ethics Code addresses confidentiality and documentation for covered analysts. ASHA supports AAC access.
A practical example
Emi prepares five approved photo shares. Consent, recipient, file review, and link setting are complete for four. Emi sends three and saves one for later. The unclear consent case remains held outside the send denominator.
Questions families can use
Who owns the file? Who appears in it? What permits sharing? Is the recipient exact? Which content and metadata are sensitive? What confirms receipt? How can access be revoked or corrected?
Sources
- Council of Autism Service Providers, ABA Practice Guidelines Version 3.0 public summary
- Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secure Our World
- Federal Trade Commission, How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
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