Source Dear Ms. McIlwain: We are writing to extend our appreciation for your recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, “The Day My Son Went Missing” (NYTimes.com, November 12, 2013), and commend you for not only raising awareness about the critical issue of wandering for individuals with autism and their various caregivers, but…
Take a moment and see who has graciously donated to ASAT as a Professional or Community Sponsor. If you are interested, please find out what it means to be a Sponsor of ASAT. Become a SponsorPartner $5,000 ACE ® Council of Autism Service Providers Melmark, Inc. Pacific Autism Learning Services Supporting Star $3,500 Behavior Analyst Certification…
Donor Wall 2018 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following 2018 donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. Benefactor $1,000 – $1,999 Eric Lane Alliance $500 – $999 Kathryn Dobel Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Sara Stojkovic Alison and Bernie Webb Patron $100 – $499 Nina…
Liaisons, Coordinators, Externs, & Other Volunteers In addition to our Board of Directors and our Professional Advisory Board, a number of Coordinators, Externs, and other Volunteers lend their time and talents to support ASAT’s mission and initiatives. We are very grateful! These are our helping hands: Liaisons Advisory Board Liaison Allison Parker, MA, BCBA Educator…
Editors’ Note: In its May 15th 2006 issue, Time Magazine published an article entitled “A Tale of Two Schools,” by Claudia Wallis. Both schools serve children with autism. One, the Alpine Learning Group, was described in terms that many readers found to be biased, painting the school, its staff and its approach in terms that portrayed…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Erin Leif, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment ASAT is a science-based organization, and part of our mission is to educate the public about effective autism treatment and to improve the accuracy with which autism and its treatment are portrayed in the media. We do the latter by…
Updated by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Both consumers and providers alike turn to the media for information about autism and its treatment. Some portrayals of autism treatment are balanced, clear, and accurate, whereas others may contain inaccuracies and misinformation. Why is accurate reporting on autism treatment important? To begin,…
Thank You: A Series of Tributes to Dr. Jerry Shook Introduced by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, ASAT President Since its very beginning, ASAT embraced a mission to work toward the adoption of higher standards of accountability for the care, education, and treatment of individuals with autism. ASAT has long recognized that the development of effective…
Introduction by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Earlier this summer, the autism community lost one of its finest. Dr. Edward Carr and his wife, Dr. Ilene Wasserman, were killed by a drunk driver on June 20, 2009. Dr. Carr was a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the State…
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…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D President, Association for Science in Autism Treatment As our newsletter readers and website visitors are well aware, parents of children with autism are confronted by an overwhelming array of treatment options, most of which are not scientifically validated. I had the opportunity to interview Tom Zane and Suzanne Letso,…
