Innovation, Collaboration, and Opportunity at Eden II: Creating Social Enterprises for the Autism Community (Part 1 of 2)

Interview conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Interviewees (in order of appearance): Mary McDonald, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, Associate Executive Director, Eden II Programs, LI Jackie Libretti, MS, BCBA, LBA, Behavior Intervention Specialist for Long Island Adult Programs Cecilia Rivera, RBT, Vocational Specialist Randy Horowitz, MSEd, Associate Executive Director, Eden II…

Token‐economy‐based Contingency Management Increases Daily Steps in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

  Nastasi, J. A., Sheppard, R. D., & Raiff, B. R. (2020). Token‐economy‐based contingency management increases daily steps in adults with developmental disabilities. Behavioral Interventions, 35(2), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1711 Reviewed by Molly Joyce-Trainor, MSEd, MS, BCBA, LBA New York City Public Schools Why research this topic? In 2020, only 24.2% of Americans met the guidelines for…

The effect of photographic activity schedules on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in children with autism spectrum disorder

Becerra, L. A., Higbee, T. S., Vieira, M. C., Pellegrino, A. J., & Hobson, K. (2021). The effect of photographic activity schedules on moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(2), 744-759. Reviewed by: Tia Horn, PsyM and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Rutgers University Why research this…

Using a Picture Activity Schedule Treatment Package to Teach Toothbrushing to Children with ASD

Moran, K., Reeve, S. A., Reeve, K. F., DeBar, R. M., & Somers, K. (2022). Using a picture activity schedule treatment package to teach toothbrushing to children with autism spectrum disorder. Education and Treatment of Children, 45, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-022-00074-6 Reviewed by: Jeannine Ederer, BS, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of Applied and…

Dental Desensitization for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder through Graduated Exposure, Reinforcement, and Reinforcement-Fading

  Carter, L., Harper, J. M., & Luiselli, J. K. (2019). Dental desensitization for students with autism spectrum disorder through graduated exposure, reinforcement, and reinforcement-fading. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 31(2) 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10882-018-9635-8 Reviewed by: Roxanne Gayle, PhD, BCBA-D and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Why research this topic? As we saw in…

Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Tolerate Haircutting

  Buckley, J., Luiselli, J. K., Harper, J. M. & Shlesinger, A. (2020). Teaching students with autism spectrum disorder to tolerate haircutting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(4) 2081-2089. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.713 Reviewed by: Roxanne Gayle, PhD, BCBA-D and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Why research this topic? Children with autism often have difficulty completing health…