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News articles abound about autism and people who claim a given therapy has “cured”, or otherwise improved, deficits of individuals diagnosed with autism. This section provides brief synopses that describe the evidence behind these therapies and guidelines for journalists to tackle their next autism story from a science-minded and careful perspective. This page also highlights…
Source July 28, 2009 Dear Editor: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), we are writing to you in connection with your Health Watch story on Rethink Autism that aired on 7-23-09. In particular, we wanted to commend the piece for highlighting that applied behavior analysis (ABA) is considered a…
Dixon, D. R., Miyake, C. J., Nohelty, K., Novack, M. N., & Granpeesheh, D. (2020). Evaluation of an immersive virtual reality safety training used to teach pedestrian skills to children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 631-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00401-1 Reviewed by: Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA Seton Hall University and the Association for…
Written by: Jamaun Willis, MEd, BCBA Endicott College Facilitated communication (FC) is a controversial technique used to assist individuals with severe communication impairments, such as those with autism or other developmental disabilities, in engaging with those around them. With FC, a facilitator provides physical support to the individual by holding their hand or arm, supposedly…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment As many of our readers know, we are formally showcasing some of the wonderful volunteers who share their time and talent with ASAT. In this fifth installment, we feature Kaitlyn(Kait) Evoy, MS, one of our most reliable, multi-talented, and industrious volunteers. Kait first joined ASAT…
Stacha C. Leslie, MEd, BCBA, Breanna Roberts, MA, BCBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas Deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior are the two diagnostic criteria of autism spectrum disorder that can range in severity – requiring minimal to substantial support (American Psychological Association,…
Mason, B. K., Leaf, J. B., & Gerhardt, P. F. (2024). A research review of the Zones of Regulation Program. The Journal of Special Education, 57(4), 219-229. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224669231170202 Reviewed by: Nicole Radzilowicz, MEd, BCBA, LABA and Mary Jane Weiss PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment Why research this topic? The Zones…
Welcome to ASAT’s quick links. Whether you are a parent of a newly diagnosed or a new professional to the field eager to learn about best practices, our list of links will connect with a vast array of valuable resources and information. Delve into our archived issues of Science in Autism Treatment, connect with us…
Quiroz, M. J., Schnell-Peskin, L. K., Kisamore, A. N., Watkins, J. D., & Vladescu, J. C. (2023). Teaching children to identify and avoid food allergens using behavioral skills training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(3), 565–574. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.999 Reviewed by: Melisa Dennis, PsyM, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology,…
Boyle, M. A., Bacon, M. T., Brewer, E. M., Carton, S. M., & Gaskill, L. A. (2020). Evaluating a treatment without extinction for elopement maintained by access to stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(3), 1531-1541. DOI: 10.1002/jaba.682 Reviewed by: Samantha Van Dean, BA, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers…
By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Carolyn J. Sniezyk, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment We hope you have been able to peruse our array of resources for behavior analysts, as well as our recently published article: How ASAT Supports Behavior Analysts, and discovered more about how we support your important work. As it truly…