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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,…
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 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 para usted. Para su comodidad, cada uno de los…
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…
Dear Adria Nassim, We would like to thank you for your recent article titled “Column: Why I Support ABA Therapy” published on Herald-Times Online, in which you shared your personal journey with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and dedication to science-based treatments for autism. We recognize that the use and support of ABA is a controversial…
By Nicholas Orland, MS, BCBA, LBA Dubai Autism Center, Autism Program Head Doctoral Candidate, Endicott College Autism awareness month is usually associated with many events focused on offering information to community members about autism. It provides an opportunity to disseminate accurate information and to reduce barriers to community inclusion. It also presents a challenge to…
Compiled by Kathryn M. Daly, MA, BCBA, LBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment and Karen Yosmanovich MEd, BCBA, LBS Potential, Inc. At the time of the publication of this article, we are approaching 7 months of remote education and therapy delivery followed by limited in-school learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result,…
Conducted by Maithri Sivaraman, MSc, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment I had the good fortune to speak with Dr. Francesca degli Espinosa who runs a behavioral clinic in the UK offering ABA family consultation and professional training services. She also teaches in the ABA Master’s program at the University of Salerno in Italy,…
My child can no longer attend school or therapies due to COVID-19, and we are staying home to avoid transmission of the virus. I’d like my child to remain connected to her grandparents and other family members during this uncertain time, but she isn’t great at talking on the phone. Her grandparents would be so…