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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…
A Conversation with Rita Gardner about the Crisis in Adult Services Conducted by Mary Jane Weiss, PhD., BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Rita Gardner is President and CEO of Melmark, an organization that serves individuals with autism in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, and has been a progressive leader in behavior analytic intervention…
Bieleninik, L., Geretsegger, M., Mössler, K., Assmus, J., Thompson, G., Gattino, G., Elefant, C., Gottfried, T., Igliozzi, R., Muratori, F., Suvini, F., Kim, J., Crawford, M. J., Odell-Miller, H., Oldfield, A., Casey, Ó, Finnemann, J., Carpente, J., Grossi, E., & Gold, C. (2017). Effects of improvisational music therapy vs enhanced standard care on symptom…
Eilis O’Connell-Sussman, MA, BCBA, LBA-NY Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Endicott College and Association for Science in Autism Treatment Navigating the world of autism treatment can be overwhelming and confusing with hundreds of claims of effective treatments. In today’s information-rich world, one can quickly conduct a Google search and be flooded with different types…
Compiled by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Participants: James Carr, PhD, BCBA-D Behavior Analysis Certification Board Gina Green, PhD, BCBA-D Association of Professional Behavior Analysts Suzanne Buchanan, Psy.D., BCBA-D Autism New Jersey Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment Lorri Unumb, Esq…
Bush, S. S. (2019). Use of practice guidelines and position statements in ethical decision making. American Psychologist, 74(9), 1151-1162. Jacqueline Weber, MEd, BCBA and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College Professional organizations such as the American Psychological Association (APA) utilize an ethics code to help guide practitioners in navigating ethical challenges in the…
Leaf, J. B., Leaf, J. A., Milne, C., Taubman, M., Oppenheim-Leaf, M., Torres, N., Townley-Cochran, D., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Yoder, P. (2017). An evaluation of a behaviorally based social skills group for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(2), 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2949-4 Reviewed by: Julia L. Ferguson,…
I am a BCBA collaborating on a case with an occupational therapist. The OT recommended a weighted vest. I know this is not an evidence-based practice, but I fear that if I’m not open to her suggestions, it will hurt our collaborative efforts and reinforce possible perceptions that behavior analysts are close-minded. How can I…
Carter, L., Harper, J. M., & Luiselli, J. K. (2019). Dental desensitization for students with autism spectrum disorder through graduated exposure, reinforcement, and reinforcement-fading. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 31(2) 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10882-018-9635-8 Reviewed by: Roxanne Gayle, PhD, BCBA-D and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Why research this topic? As we saw in…
Buckley, J., Luiselli, J. K., Harper, J. M. & Shlesinger, A. (2020). Teaching students with autism spectrum disorder to tolerate haircutting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(4) 2081-2089. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.713 Reviewed by: Roxanne Gayle, PhD, BCBA-D and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Why research this topic? Children with autism often have difficulty completing health…
Hood, S. A., Luczynski, K. C., & Mitteer, D. R. (2017). Toward meaningful outcomes in teaching conversation and greeting skills with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(3), 459-486. doi:10.1002/jaba.388 Reviewed by: Julia L. Ferguson, MS, BCBA and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Applied Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program, Endicott College Why…