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Source December 7, 2009 Dear Mr. Alexander: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), we are writing to you about your article entitled, “Dark Shadows Loom Over ‘Facilitated’ Talk” (December 2, 2009). This piece described a gut-wrenching experience faced by parents of an individual with autism who, through facilitated communication, falsely…
December 5, 2008 Ms. Ingrid Newkirk, President Ms. Tracy Reiman, Executive Vice-President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 501 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Dear Ms. Newkirk and Ms. Reiman: Thank you for your response to our letter. We would like the opportunity to provide further information on what has been learned from…
Donor Wall 2020 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. For that we are grateful. Benefactor $1000-1999 Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Eric Lane Alliance $500-999 Peggy Halliday Sara Stojkovic Patron $100-499 Nina Adelson-Yan Jane Asher…
Upcoming Webinars December 12, 2023 From 12:00 – 2:05 pm EST 2.5 Ethics CEUs Register Now Join us for a thought-provoking and informative CEU event, “Lessons Learned: 25 Years of Standing for Science”, delving into the evolution of access to science-based autism treatment over the past quarter-century. Recent ASAT Webinars The Heart of Applied Behavior…
Donor Wall 2019 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following 2019 donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. For that we are grateful. Benefactor $1000-1999 Eric Lane Alliance $500-999 Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Richard Leif (in honor of Erin Leif) Erika Muller,…
Coping with COVID-19: An annotated list of resources for families of individuals with ASD Compiled by Maithri Sivaraman, MSc, BCBA and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment “You can’t always control what goes on outside; but you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer, EdD The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Donor Wall 2017 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following 2017 donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. Benefactors $1,000 – $1,999 Peter and Karen Young Kathryn Dobel Eric Lane Alliance $500 – $999 Phyllis Freidt (In honor of Peggy Halliday) Sara Stojkvic Ali and Bernie Webb…
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Kristin S. Bowman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D Endicott College & Grace Effect Therapy Services Examples: Sign language, pictures, speech-generating device, voice output communication aid Description According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is an umbrella term that encompasses all communication modalities other than vocal-verbal communication (i.e., talking; ASHA, n.d.-a). As the…