Interview with Dr. Lina Slim

Conducted by Adriane Miliotis, MA, BCBA, LBA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Dr. Lina Slim, Ph.D., BCBA-D, CCC-SLP, is a Certified and Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral, with over 30 years of experience specializing in the diagnosis and management of children with Apraxia, neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, and…

Natural Language Acquisition Protocol for Gestalt Language Development

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…

How ASAT Supports Behavior Analysts

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…

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…

Standing for Science Takes a Village – An International One

Authors’ Note: We have secured permission to reprint this chapter on international dissemination. Please note that it was written a few years ago and does not reflect our newest efforts and accomplishments with respect to ASAT’s outreach across the globe. The original citation is as follows: Celiberti, D., Sivaraman, M., & Slim, L. (2022). Standing for science…

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…

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…

Donor Wall 2021

Donor Wall 2021 In addition to our entire Board of Directors of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, we acknowledge the following donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. For that we are grateful. Sustaining $10,000 Bristol Myers SquibbTM Benefactor $1000-1999 Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Eric…

Focus on the Treatment Team: Occupational Therapy

Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA and Kristina Gasiewski, MEd, MOTR/L, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment History Occupational therapy (OT) was established in 1917 by six founders of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT). This Society was later renamed in 1923 and is currently known as the American Occupational…