Brian’s Story

Brian

Brian Middleton is a full-time licensed behavior analyst for the state of Tennessee. He works predominantly with children with developmental disabilities, which includes children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Brian is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, and loves spending time with his wife, dogs, family, and friends. While Brian has a Bachelors of Science in special education and social science composite, and spent 7 years as a special education teacher before moving into behavior analysis. He also has a Masters of Education with Administrative Endorsement, and a post-master's certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Brian is passionate about trauma-informed care, contextual behavioral science, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, all of which are interlinked. Brian is a human who experiences the neurotype of autism, and firmly believes in the Platinum Rule, re: do to others as they would have one to them. You can find Brian by looking up his social media pages under the name the Bearded Behaviorist.

He maintains a presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Minds.com, and TikTok (the last focuses on ACT) under the Bearded Behaviorist name. If you wish to contact him, for the fastest response just message through any of the social media platforms listed.