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Quigley, S. P., Haag, M., Bly, L., Bird, F., & Gardner, R. (2025). Ethics dialogue: Spelling to communicate as a treatment recommendation. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 18, 884-887. Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Introduction Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is an educational method designed for non-speaking, minimally speaking, or…
Reviewed by Reva Mathieu-Sher, EdD, BCBA Duquesne University David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment This review was written in response to the documentary film, Tell Them You Love Me, (August-Perna, 2023). The documentary tells the story of Derrick, a non-vocal Black man with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy. His story is…
Breanna Roberts, MA, BCBA, Elizabeth Hardesty, MA, BCBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas It is estimated that 25-30% of children with autism remain minimally verbal, typically producing only a limited number of words by the age of five (Anderson, et al., 2007; Billstedt et al., 2007; Rose…
I’m the mother of two boys, Chris and Michael. Chris, my oldest, is 4 and he recently received an autism diagnosis. Michael is my baby at only 8 months. Are there ways that I can work with Michael to help support his development in these early months? Carolyn Crysdale MS, BCBA, LBA & Eilís O’Connell-Sussman…
My son is in his mid-40s and nonspeaking. He is very motivated to interact with others, but he doesn’t have the words to express himself. Is there a chance he could still learn to communicate using something other than his voice? If so, what can we do to help him? Laura Nagy, MS, CCC-SLP Melmark…
Boynton, J. (2024). Questions to ask facilitators and yourself while observing FC/S2C/RPM sessions. Facilitatedcommunication.org https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/questions-to-ask-facilitators-and-yourself-while-observing-fc-s2c-rpm-sessions Reviewed by Smrithi Thyagarajan (Extern) and David Celiberti, PhD, BABA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) firmly believes that consumers are well within their rights to question providers and to receive…
Neely, L., Carnett, A., Cantrell, K., Stegemann, S., & Svoboda, M. (2022) Functional communication training for toddlers at‐risk for autism with early problem behavior. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, 537-548. Reviewed by: Smrithi Thyagarajan (Extern) & Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA, LBA Why research this topic? Young children with autism can experience difficulties with social…
Heather J. Forbes, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D1, Marina Crain, MS, CCC-SLP2, and Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP3 1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, West Chester University 2Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon 3Lina Slim Consulting, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Endicott College Description: In 1977, Ann Peters proposed that some children may…
Schlosser, R. W., & Prabhu, A. (2024). Interrogating neurotypical bias in Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, and Spelling 2 Communicate through a humanistic lens. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 11(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-024-00296-w Reviewed by Angela Fuhrmann-Knowles, MA, BCBA Endicott College Reports have indicated that approximately 25-35% of autistic individuals have minimal to no speech…
Written by: Jamaun Willis, MEd, BCBA Endicott College Facilitated communication (FC) is a controversial technique used to assist individuals with severe communication impairments, such as those with autism or other developmental disabilities, in engaging with those around them. With FC, a facilitator provides physical support to the individual by holding their hand or arm, supposedly…
Gerenser, J., & Koenig, M. (2019). ABA for SLPs: Interprofessional Collaboration for Autism Support Teams. Brookes Publishing Co. Reviewed by Mi Trinh, BA and Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP Association for Science in Autism Treatment Speech language pathologists (SLPs) and behavioral analysts (BAs) often share many clients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in…