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Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director As part of this issue’s dedication to the Little Star Center, I had the opportunity to interview some of the leaders of this program of excellence: Mary Rosswurm (Executive Director), Bill Bower (Board President), and Michele Trivedi (Board Member and parent). Q: Mary, on behalf of ASAT’s board…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director I recently had the wonderful opportunity to interview Jane Asher. Aside from her busy life as an actress and author, Jane Asher is a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur. She has been working professionally in film, theatre and radio since she was 5 years old. She has run her…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director As part of this issue’s dedication to the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA), I had the opportunity to interview some of the leaders of this program of excellence: Carl Sundberg (President and Chief Clinician) and Genae Hall (Director of Research). Q: Dr. Sundberg, Josh Pritchard had the…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director I recently had the opportunity to interview two very talented behavior analysts, Linda Meyer and Jeff Jacobs, who answered a wide array of questions about fitness programming for individuals with autism. Their unique experiences as behavior analysts and fitness consultants (Linda is a certified personal fitness trainer and…
Source Dear Mr. Robb, We read with great interest and concern your article, “The Autism Story from Another Point of View,” in which you discuss a recent book authored by Dr. June Pimm. Current estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) here in the United States put the ratio of children…
Written by Daniel Mruzek, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Families with a member with autism know that there is a vast selection of potential treatment options. Some of these treatments are purported to address one or more of the core features of autism (e.g., a pill that supposedly improves spoken communication), while…
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Source Dear Mr. Clark: Thank you so much for sharing such a heartwarming and inspiring story about this young man’s efforts to raise money and awareness for children with autism in Maine. Connor’s central message cannot be overstated: Children with autism need early intervention to achieve success later in life. Given the diversity in…
Source Dear Mr. Comas, We read your article, “City Says No To Boy’s Therapy Chickens” (Disability Scoop Online, December 10, 2013) with great interest. Previous stories have been published about the relationship of a child with autism and myriad animals, including dogs, horses and dolphins. We appreciate that young children on the autism spectrum,…
Source Dear Ms. Pearson, Thank you for your straightforward report on the findings of a recently published study in the Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, indicating that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in families of young children with both autism and developmental disabilities (Huffington Post Online, January 11,…
Source Dear Editor: We read with interest your recent press release titled, “Journal of Communication Disorders Releases First Autism Study of the Son-Rise Program® .” The very fact that this is the first study examining the benefit of a program that has been touted as an amazing and highly successful treatment for the past…