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Samantha Chamberlin, MOT, OTR/L, Sherrell Lawrence, MPA, Allan Forster, MEd, and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark Oral health is a wide-ranging concern among individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities. Visits to the dentist are an extremely difficult undertaking for many people with autism as they oftentimes occur in an unfamiliar environment with the…
Whether you are an administrator, special education teacher, general education teacher, related service provider or paraprofessional, we invite you to learn more about science-based methods to teach students with autism spectrum disorders. The field of special education has been plagued with fad treatments, misconceptions, and confusion. ASAT’s mission is to promote safe, effective, and science-based…
Kathleen M. Holehan, MA, BCBA, LBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to increase, individuals and families continue to require evidence-based interventions that effectively promote adaptive behavior and decrease maladaptive behavior. Unfortunately, some interventions that have not been empirically…
Dear Ms. Henderson, We are writing in response to your recent article, “New study expands treatment options for parents of autistic children,” which highlighted the findings of a recent study conducted at Rutgers Center for Autism Research. In this study, parents participated in virtual training sessions designed to teach them how to use evidenced-based interventions…
Dear Farhana Chaudhary, We are writing in response to your recent article “The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center: Changing lives one at a time” in Khaleej Times, UAE. It was heartening to read about the DDY Autism Center, Dubai which utilizes treatment based on the science and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is considered…
I am a BCBA overseeing home-based programs for students with autism. What are some strategies for implementation of evidence-based telehealth practice in the time of COVID-19? Answered by Sam Blanco PhD, BCBA, LBA, Mordechai Meisels MS, BCBA, LBA, Bryan J. Blair PhD, LABA, BCBA-D, and Laura Leonard MS, BCBA, LBA As providers of services to…
I am a new teacher who will have a student with some self-injurious behavior entering my classroom next year. Although his behavioral intervention will be overseen by a board certified behavior analyst, I would like a general understanding of how certain behaviors develop into self-injury. Answered by Ennio Cipani, PhD Like yourself, many teachers will…
My child is doing well with many of his ABA programs, even the ones that focus on the development of play skills. Unfortunately, he doesn’t play with most of the toys that we give him, and he has worked for the same five things since our program began a year ago (marshmallow peeps, Thomas trains,…
Source Dear Jspace Staff, We would like to thank you for your article, “Israeli Institutes open first-of-its-kind autism center in Middle East” (jspacenews.com, August 12, 2015), and commend your coverage of a critical topic: developments in research and treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As you point out, ASD is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder,…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director As part of this issue’s dedication to the Little Star Center, I had the opportunity to interview some of the leaders of this program of excellence: Mary Rosswurm (Executive Director), Bill Bower (Board President), and Michele Trivedi (Board Member and parent). Q: Mary, on behalf of ASAT’s board…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director As part of this issue’s dedication to the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA), I had the opportunity to interview some of the leaders of this program of excellence: Carl Sundberg (President and Chief Clinician) and Genae Hall (Director of Research). Q: Dr. Sundberg, Josh Pritchard had the…