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Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared: An Interview with Dr. Sabrina Freeman, Parent, Author, and Advocate Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D David: Thank you for the opportunity to interview you about your experiences and the many lessons that you have learned parenting a child with autism over the years. I want to let our readers know…
We have a teenage son with autism, and as he continues into adulthood we are concerned about being prepared to address specific issues related to sexuality and safety. What are the most important issues for us to consider and what skills should we target to maximize his safety and healthy development? Answered by Frank Cicero,…
Question: I am a newly-minted BCBA, working in a public school. I really love my job and the students with whom I work. A concern I have is how to help parents and others understand what it is that I do, especially as it relates to some of the more fundamental principles that underlie our…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Executive Director, Association for Science in Autism Treatment I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Catherine Maurice, a founding member of ASAT and current member of our Professional Advisory Board. Dr. Maurice has been a long-term supporter and integral part of ASAT’s success. We are deeply grateful for her…
Source Dear Ms. Lutz, On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we would like to thank you for your article, “Making Severe Autism Visible,” which outlines two upcoming projects aimed at disseminating information about some of the struggles individuals with autism and their families face on a daily basis. As…
Source Dear Ms. Ziv, We are writing to express our gratitude and commend you for your informative, accurate, and evidence-based reporting on the recent measles outbreak, Andrew Wakefield’s response, and the research that has negated a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. As a journalist, you have a great impact on the public’s…
Individuals with autism have a myriad of needs that need to be addressed across the lifespan, as autism is typically a lifelong developmental disability. This page serves as a comprehensive resource for families and providers of adolescents and adults with autism. A commitment to science, as well as the need to remain a savvy and…
By Ruth Donlin, MS The 43rd ING New York City Marathon held on November 3, 2013 was welcomed with great enthusiasm and worldwide spectator support as thousands of people gathered along the 26.2 mile course through all five boroughs. Fittingly, the race commemorated the heroes and victims of super storm Sandy and those who were…
Written by Daniel Mruzek, PhD, BCBA-D In science, “validity” refers to the degree to which a study proves a “hypothesis” (i.e., a proposed assertion made by a scientist) about how two or more events relate to one another (e.g., “Treatment X” and improved speech in children with autism). When the validity of a study is…
ASAT Board of Directors In an editorial in Autism Research Review International (Vol. 13, No. 3, 1999) entitled “The ABA Controversy,” Dr. Bernard Rimland described the literature and positions of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT ) as “nonsensical….counterfactual….indefensible….distorted.” He included ASAT among a group he characterized as the “ABA [applied behavior analysis]…
For this review, I solicited the help of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) expert, Kasey Philpott. She is a Speech and Language Pathologist working at Little Star Center (LSC). The first application I chose to discuss is a commonly used AAC app called Proloquo2go (P2G). P2G is a text-to-speech app. If you are new…