Updated by: Kimberly B. Marshall, PhD, BCBA-D, University of Oregon Scott M. Myers, MD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Description Craniosacral therapy (CST), also known as osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine and cranial osteopathy, involves gentle manipulation of the bones in the skull with the goal of changing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The underlying…
Updated by Lisa Tereshko, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Joyce Mauk, MD, Burnett School of Medicine at TCU and Austin College Description: There is a hypothesis that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher levels of toxic heavy metals in their systems than their peers (Lagan & Balfe, 2018); however, this hypothesis is unproven. This…
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Source Thank you, Jordan Gass-Pooré, for your November 18, 2012 piece on sensory integration therapy (SIT). The Association for Science in Autism Treatment’s Media Watch initiative monitors mainstream media to identify published information about autism and autism treatment, and we provide critique where needed, as well as our praise to journalists writing objectively and…
Source Dear Mr. Schofield, Here at the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we have a Media Watch initiative to identify how the media is portraying autism and what is said about treatment, and are writing to you with the following comments on your BBC News piece (“France’s autism treatment ‘shame,’” BBC News,…
Dear Ms. Senator, We want to thank you for sharing your personal experiences and helpful advice in your recent article titled My Autistic Son Asked to Call Mom, published by Psychology Today, about your son asking to “call mom” while at his day program. Your perspective of this situation is useful for both parents and…
Составлено Дэвидом Селиберти, доктором наук, BCBA-D, Марией Кадери, магистром здравоохранения, Эйлис О’Коннелл, MA, BCBA, и Кэтрин М. Дейли, MA, BCBA, LBA ASAT – Ассоциация Науки в Лечении Аутизма English version of article Cтатью перевели Элизабет Токарская и Марина Азимова, EdM, MSW, BCBA Получение диагноза для вашего ребенка может стать источником растерянности и эмоциональной травмы для родителей…
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…
Compiled by Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA and Kristina Gasiewski, MEd, MOTR/L, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Occupational and physical therapists are important members of the treatment team providing services to individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. In keeping with our mission of promoting effective evidenced-based treatments for individuals with…
Dear Ms. Tung, We are writing in response to your recent article, “How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse”. We appreciate and thank you for your thorough account of the different perspectives and challenges surrounding the legitimacy and morality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). On…
