Upcoming ASAT Webinars Collaboration: The Path to Better Outcomes December 12, 2024 1:00 – 3:05 pm EST 2.5 Ethics CEUs Presenter: Mary Jane Weiss Cost: $25 Register Now Recent ASAT Webinars Raising Voices: How can Behavior Analysts Support Parental Advocacy in Families of Individuals with Autism? Date: October 30, 2024 Lessons Learned: 25 Years of…
Authors’ Note (August 1, 2023): As we were preparing to republish this collection of tributes, we were reminded of Dr. Tristram Smith’s enduring legacy. This is reflected, in part, by numerous publications not included in our August 2018 tribute, as well as the many articles published posthumously. This updated and impressive list is shared by Dr.…
By Daniel W. Mruzek, PhD, BCBA-D, Keith Gordon, BA & Eric Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D The scientific method is a wonderfully powerful tool for investigating potential treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). By using strategies such as randomization of participants, “blinded” raters, and standardized outcome measures, researchers help to elevate our evaluations of…
Jane Asher discusses the challenges facing parents of newly diagnosed children with autism.Also check out…Newly Diagnosed?Parent Information Packet Jane Asher highlights the manyresources that ASAT has tooffer the autism community.ASAT ResourcesJane Asher offers several importantconsiderations to guide any and alldecisions about autism treatment.Autism Treatment What Is New? Latest Published Articles Latest Newsletters Latest Media Watch…
By Eric Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment A common practice in clinical research is to obtain norm-referenced, standardized assessments for pre- and post-testing. This practice should be employed only very cautiously for a variety of reasons. These reasons include basic experimental design concerns and the theoretical assumptions underlying the construction…
Source Dear Ms. Grasswill: I watched “I Am Jack” on Australian Story (October 6, 2014) and read your article, “Hope for autistic teens: How Applied Behaviour Analysis helped Ian Rogerson’s son Jack overturn bleak prognosis,” with great interest. You have done well in capturing the poignant moment when a family learns that their child…
The following series of tributes appeared in the Fall 2010 issue of Science in Autism Treatment. Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D When on August 2nd, Dr. Ivar Lovaas passed away, the field of autism treatment and behavior analysis suffered a significant loss. Dr. Lovaas began his career when the psychoanalytic theory…
Dear Ms Adams, Thank you for this fascinating profile of a teenage girl in West Virginia, who was able to graduate from high school after a history of medical and developmental challenges stemming from her premature birth: “Family of Girl with ‘Profound Autism’ Worried She Wouldn’t Get Proper Therapy — Now She’s Graduating High School.”…
By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA, and Sunita Chhatwani, MSc, MEd Association for Science in Autism Treatment Since 1998, ASAT has been a leading organization in the dissemination of information on best practices in the treatment and care of individuals with autism. At ASAT, it is our belief that treatments should be…
By Adriane Miliotis, MA, BCBA, LBA and Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, BCBA, LBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Families with children with autism face a myriad of challenges including finding clinicians qualified to make a diagnosis, arranging appropriate services for their children, coordinating with educators and related service providers, and transitioning to a school…
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, is the part time Executive Director of ASAT and Past-President, a role he served from 2006 and 2012. He is the Co-Editor of ASAT’s newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment… Read moreHe received his PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1993. Dr. Celiberti has served on a number of…
