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Below you will find specific suggestions of ways you might incorporate ASAT’s resources within your teaching, readings, and undergraduate and graduate course assignments. For example, students could review research synopses on ASAT’s website and then share information on several treatments with their classmates. Additionally, the students could demonstrate how they would talk to consumers and…
The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) can provide opportunities for your undergraduate and graduate students to meet the challenges of a field fraught with pseudoscience, and to recognize the importance of keeping science and evidence at the forefront. As is the case for family members and providers, it may also be challenging for…
The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) was established in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization of parents and professionals committed to improving the education, treatment, and care of people with autism. With a mission to promote science-based treatments for people with autism that are safe and effective, ASAT disseminates accurate, timely, and scientifically sound…
Denys Brand, PhD University of Kansas In 1988, Van Houten and colleagues published an article in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis outlining six fundamental rights of individuals receiving services based on the principles of behavior analysis. One of these included the right to receive the most effective procedures available. There are several methods to…
By Eric Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment A common practice in clinical research is to obtain norm-referenced, standardized assessments for pre- and post-testing. This practice should be employed only very cautiously for a variety of reasons. These reasons include basic experimental design concerns and the theoretical assumptions underlying the construction…
Reviewed by Tara Klein, MSEd, BCBA Building Behavior Solutions, LLC The rate at which individuals diagnosed with autism is growing and here, in New Jersey, we have one of the highest prevalence rates (1 in 94 children diagnosed). With increased incidence, many public school districts are keeping students with autism in their public school district…