Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Applied Behavior Analysis in a U.S. National Sample of Privately Insured Autistic Youth

Aguirre Mtanous, N. G., Koenig, J., Nikahd, M., Effertz, S. E., Silinonte, S., Hyer, J. M., Hand, B. N., & Bishop, L. (2026). Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth. Autism, 30(2), 484-494. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613251390604 Reviewed by: Svein Eikeseth, PhD, Oslo Metropolitan University Gina Green,…

What Do I Need to Know About Fraud and ABA Billing?

I’ve been reading about the wave of Medicaid audits hitting ABA providers across the country, and I keep asking myself, could this happen to me? I run an ethical practice. I supervise carefully, document sessions, and try to stay current on billing requirements. But when I look for clear written standards from insurance providers, I…

Camel Milk Intervention: Is There Science Behind That?

Written by: Elizabeth Hardesty, MA, BCBA, Kassidy Ashbeck, MS, BCBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas Caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may often feel a sense of urgency to find an intervention that will help their loved one. According to self-advocates, autistic people may socialize,…

Single-case Evaluation of Oral Feeding Intervention and Gastrostomy Tube Fading in Adults with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Bly, L., McBeth, M., Olagunju, I., Hirst, H., Block, D., Bird, F., & Luiselli, J. K. (2024). Single-case evaluation of oral feeding intervention and gastrostomy tube fading in adults with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 49(1), 107-114. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2023.2206296 Reviewed by: Chantal Taluba, BFA, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of…

Leucovorin:
Is There Science Behind That?

Elizabeth Hardesty, MA, BCBA, Kassidy Ashbeck, MS, Isabelle Sharp, BA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas The authors and editors would like to thank Scott Myers, MD and Thomas Challman, MD for their review of the draft of this article. Deficits in social communication are a key diagnostic…

Review of Familial Recurrence of Autism: Updates from the Baby Siblings Research Consortium

Ozonoff, S., Young, G. S., Bradshaw, J., Charman, T., Chawarska, K., Iverson, J. M., Klaiman, C., Landa, R.J., McDonald, N., Messinger, D., Schmidt, R.J., Wilkinson, C.L., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2024). Familial recurrence of autism: Updates from the Baby Siblings Research Consortium. Pediatrics, 154(2), https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-065297 Reviewed by: Rachel Davis, EdM, LDT-C, BCBA, LBA-NJ and Robert H.…

Review of Establishing Tolerance for Orthotics Casting in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Idiopathic Toe Walking

  Udzella, N., Kovalic, K., Hirst, H., & Luiselli, J. K. (2024). Establishing tolerance for orthotics casting in a child with autism spectrum disorder and idiopathic toe walking. Clinical Case Studies, 23(6), 446–456. https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501241273341 Reviewed by: Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA, Seton Hall University   Why research this topic? Children with autism and other developmental disabilities often have…

Epilepsy and Autism: Understanding the Overlap

Alexandra LaRue Rutgers University-Camden Kristina Mira, MEd, QBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Introduction Photographed by Pavel Danilyuk (pexels.com) Comorbidity – the co-occurrence of two or more medical or psychological conditions in the same individual – is highly prevalent among people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disorders (O’Connell, 2021). Individuals with…