Evaluating the Effects of Picture Exchange Communication System® Mediator Training via Telehealth Using Behavioral Skills Training and General Case Training

  Treszl, A. T., Koudys, J., & O’Neill, P. (2022). Evaluating the effects of Picture Exchange Communication System® mediator training via telehealth using behavioral skills training and general case training. Behavioral Interventions, 37(2), 290-305.https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1835 Reviewed by: Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA and Seirra Mitchell, BS, RBT, SLC Association for Science in Autism Treatment Why…

Functional Communication Training for Toddlers At-Risk for Autism with Early Problem Behavior

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…

Lego®-Based Therapy

Updated by Kyle Hummel, AA, and Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: LeGoff Lego®-Based Therapy The purpose of this treatment summary is to examine the research related to Lego®-Based Therapy as developed by Daniel LeGoff (2004). Created in the early 2000’s, Lego®-Based Therapy was designed as a play-based…

Focus on the Treatment Team: Physical Therapy

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA, Association for Science in Autism Treatment Brittany Hardie, PT, DPT, Melmark History As detailed in Moffat (2003), physical therapy has a long history in the United States and the profession has evolved over time in response to multiple major historical and medical events. The involvement of physical therapists in…

Mi hijo acaba de ser diagnosticado, ¿y ahora qué?: Una lista anotada de artículos publicados anteriormente

Traducido por Simon Celiberti-Byam y Carolina Arguello, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment El artículo original en inglés se puede encontrar aquí. Recibir un diagnóstico para su hijo puede ser confuso y abrumador para los padres del mundo. Publicamos este artículo traducido para mostrar algunos de nuestros articulos publicados anteriormente que pueden ser útiles…

Focus on the Treatment Team: Speech-Language Therapy

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Lindsay Bly, MS, CCC-SLP Melmark History The science of speech-language pathology in the United States had its roots in the study of elocution, what we now call articulation, for rhetoric debate, and theatre, which had risen to prominence in 18th century England. Several…

Melmark: A Commitment to Best Possible Outcomes

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Established in 1965 by Paul and Mildred Krentel as a home for children with developmental disabilities, Melmark has long been known as the “house that love built.” Today, Melmark is an ever-growing organization with schools and facilities in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and North Carolina,…

Description of the Treatment Team

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Individuals with autism often receive services from multi-disciplinary teams. Treatment teams work in partnership with the individual and their family. The members of a team, and their specialties, may depend on the individual’s current level of functioning, the nature…