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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,…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D President, Association for Science in Autism Treatment Joe, it is a pleasure to interview you for this issue of Science in Autism Treatment, as you are the longest-serving member of the current ASAT board. You have been involved with ASAT since the early years and have actively participated in…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment David: Elizabeth, as you know, the focus of your project is very congruent with ASAT’s mission and initiatives related to promoting awareness of science-based treatment; therefore, we are very grateful for this opportunity to interview and learn more about your experiences and discoveries.…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D President, Association for Science in Autism Treatment As many of our readers are aware pseudo-scientific treatments are not exclusive to autism. We had the opportunity to interview Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D., a staunch advocate for science and a formidable opponent of quackery. Given Dr. Barrett’s longstanding efforts in these…