Supporting, Celebrating, and Empowering Siblings:
A Resource Collection for Families and Educators in the Autism Community

Kate Fiske, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA and Amanda Austin, PsyD, BCBA, LBA North Star Family Autism Center The sibling relationship is often one of the longest and most influential connections in a person’s life. Siblings serve as companions, role models, and sources of emotional support throughout an individual’s lifespan. When one sibling is diagnosed with autism,…

Review of OAR’s Life Journey Through Autism: A Guide for Military Families

  Organization for Autism Research. (2019). Life Journey through Autism: A Guide for Military Families (2nd ed.). https://researchautism.org/resources/a-guide-for-military-families/ Reviewed by Avi Jaiswal, Extern Association for Science in Autism Treatment Introduction Each family manages the challenges that come with an autism diagnosis differently. As a military family, you navigate many distinct challenges. Some common struggles include…

Zones of Regulation: Is There Science Behind That?

Breanna Roberts, MA, BCBA, Ellie Hardesty, MA, BCBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas What is Zones of Regulation? Zones of Regulation is a “social emotional learning curriculum and regulation program” developed by Leah Kuypers, MAEd, OTR/L (Kuypers, 2011, 2023). This class-wide curriculum has become popular in schools…

Review of Interrogating Neurotypical bias in Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, and Spelling 2 Communicate Through a Humanistic Lens

  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…

What are Some Simple Evidence-based Strategies for Teaching Emotion Regulation in the School Setting?

I’m a newly certified behavior analyst working in a school-age program. Many of my students struggle with emotion regulation. However, my coursework and supervision were primarily focused on easily measurable, observable behaviors. While I was taught that behavior analysis doesn’t discredit private events, I just don’t know where to start. A few initial topics or…

A Research Review of the Zones of Regulation Program

Mason, B. K., Leaf, J. B., & Gerhardt, P. F. (2024). A research review of the Zones of Regulation Program. The Journal of Special Education, 57(4), 219-229. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224669231170202 Reviewed by: Nicole Radzilowicz, MEd, BCBA, LABA and Mary Jane Weiss PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment Why research this topic? The Zones…