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Answered by Melissa Taylor, BCaBA Question: I recently accepted my first teaching position. It’s a new classroom for the district serving students with autism. I have lots of materials, but nothing is organized or set up in my classroom. What are some tips to set up and organize the classroom to optimize learning opportunities and…
My four-year-old child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). His evaluator said that my son was “intellectually disabled in addition to having autism.” What is the relationship between autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability? Is my son also intellectually disabled? Answered by Leanne Tull, M.ADS, BCBA and Bobby Newman, PhD, BCBA-D Room to Grow…
By Leanne Tull, BCBA The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) debuted at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in May 2013. Since the publication of DSM-I in 1952, a standard review process has led to revised DSM editions over the past two decades. Advances in neurology, genetics,…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Erin Leif, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment ASAT is a science-based organization, and part of our mission is to educate the public about effective autism treatment and to improve the accuracy with which autism and its treatment are portrayed in the media. We do the latter by…
Written by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Denise Lorelli, MS Association for Science in Autism Treatment Yes, sadly it can happen. With 500+ purported treatments for autism, there is no shortage of so called “treatments” whose name begins with some activity, substance, or favorite pastime and ends in the word “therapy.” A cursory internet search…
Individuals with autism often receive services from multi-disciplinary teams. In addition to educators and early interventionists, you will find descriptions of many of these service providers below. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) Board certified behavior analysts conduct behavioral assessments and provide interpretations of the results of such assessments. They design and supervise behavior analytic interventions…
Updated by Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the application of the science of behavior analysis to real-world problems with the goal of effecting lasting and positive change in socially important behavior (Baer, et al., 1968; Fennell & Dillenburger, 2014). At the heart…