By David Celiberti, Patrick O’Leary, Alice Bravo, Sunita Chhatwani, and Melissa Taylor Association for Science in Autism Treatment How ASAT promotes the field of applied behavior analysis: ASAT is committed to the promotion of evidence-based practices for individuals with autism. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has consistently been shown to be an impactful, evidence-based practice enjoying abundant scientific…
Source To the Editors of the New York Times: In “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company, Filings Show,” Matthew Goldstein, Steve Eder, and Sheri Fink report that the nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, plans to keep her shares in a company, NeuroCore. This company offers an intervention called neurotherapy…
Jane Asher discusses the challenges facing parents of newly diagnosed children with autism.Also check out…Newly Diagnosed?Parent Information Packet Jane Asher highlights the manyresources that ASAT has tooffer the autism community.ASAT ResourcesJane Asher offers several importantconsiderations to guide any and alldecisions about autism treatment.Autism Treatment What Is New? Latest Published Articles Latest Newsletters Latest Media Watch…
By Tristram Smith, PhD and Daniel W. Mruzek, PhD How does one determine if a particular autism treatment is effective? In Part One of this series, we reported that ASAT uses a two-step process to report on effectiveness in our research synopses, as well as inform our treatment summaries: (1) the identification and analysis of…
Written by Sara Gershfeld, MA, BCBA and Tristram Smith, PhD Background Parents and clinicians frequently face the issue of making informed decisions amongst heated debates over the most effective approaches for treating young children with autism (Prizant & Wetherby, 1998). Of the current approaches used to treat autism, there lies a continuum ranging from intensive…
Donor Wall 2018 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following 2018 donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. Benefactor $1,000 – $1,999 Eric Lane Alliance $500 – $999 Kathryn Dobel Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Sara Stojkovic Alison and Bernie Webb Patron $100 – $499 Nina…
Source Dear Ms. Meydam: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, we wish to provide feedback to your recent article entitled Limitations Apparent in Applied Behavior Analysis Research (https://autismdailynewscast.com/limitations-apparent-in-applied-behavior-analysis-research/, November 9, 2013). Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a science that is used to promote the quality of life of individuals experiencing a…
May 18, 2006 Dear Editor, Time magazine has a long-standing track record of publishing stories that promote awareness about autism. For this, the magazine should be applauded. However, in your May 15, 2006 issue, the article “A Tale of Two Schools” by Claudia Wallis perpetuated a number of myths, biases, and misrepresentations about certain autism…
The following series of tributes appeared in the Fall 2010 issue of Science in Autism Treatment. Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D When on August 2nd, Dr. Ivar Lovaas passed away, the field of autism treatment and behavior analysis suffered a significant loss. Dr. Lovaas began his career when the psychoanalytic theory…
Conducted by Josh Pritchard, MS, BCBA Co-editor, Science in Autism Treatment Kathleen Moran is a graduate student of Dr. Sharon Reeve at Caldwell College. She has been the author of the research reviews featured in ASAT’s newsletters for the past year. Due to her contributions to our newsletter content, she was chosen for a brief…
Interviews with Leaders in the Field of Autism In this section you will find candid conversations with leaders in the field of autism and its treatment, research methodology, and understanding the impact of pseudoscience. Interview with Rita Gardner (Melmark) about successes and challenges in ABA Interview with Rita Gardner (Melmark) about the crisis in adult…
