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…

Exposure‐Based Treatments for Fear and Reactivity to Medical Procedures: A Systematic Review of the Literature with Implications for Research and Practice

  Abdel‐Jalil, A., Baldwin, J. N., & Leaf, J. B. (2024). Exposure‐based treatments for fear and reactivity to medical procedures: A systematic review of the literature with implications for research and practice. Behavioral Interventions, 39(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.2010 Reviewed by Angela Fuhrmann-Knowles, MA, BCBA Endicott College Why research this topic? Systematic desensitization is a behavioral intervention used…

Voices of Those Working with Adults with ASD: An Interview with Melmark Clinicians

Interview conducted by Kristina (Kristy) Gasiewski, MEd, MOTR/L, BCBA Melmark PA Interviewees: Angel Cox Crayton, M.Ed., BCBA, LBS, Behavior Analyst Samantha (Sam) Chamberlin, MOT, OTR/L, Lead Occupational Therapist Amanda L. Duffy, MEd, BCBA, LBS, Director of Clinical Services – Adult Programs Lindsay Harre, MS, CCC-SLP, Lead Speech Language Pathologist Lara Redcay, MEd, BCBA, Assistant Director of…