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Conducted by Franca Pastro, BA, ASAT Board Member and Parent Franca: How about we begin with you sharing with us a little bit about your daughter, Allison Beverley: Allison was diagnosed with autism at two years and nine months and just turned 22 this summer. Allison loves her chubby pet pug dog, Henry, and also…
By Sherri Brown, PhD Dear Neighbours to the South, First, an admission. We often walk around up here, north of the 49th parallel, with puffed out chests when comparing our universal and publicly funded health care system to your system. We may even sneer a little, “Can you imagine having to live in the US.…
International Interview Dr. Eitan Eldar, PhD, BCBA-D, Israel Conducted by Daniela Fazzio, PhD, BCBA-D SIAT Co-Editor It was pleasure to talk with Dr. Eitan Eldar, PhD, BCBA-D, Chairperson of the Israeli Applied Behavior Analysis Association and Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Certification Program at Kibbutzim College, Israel. He has done so much for the…
Autism Intervention for Underserved Populations: An Example from the Province of New Brunswick By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, ASAT Executive Director I recently had the good fortune of interviewing Dr. Paul McDonnell, Professor Emeritus from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada. This interview focuses on the provision of autism intervention services in a low…
International Interview: With Professor Mickey Keenan, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland By Daniela Fazzio, PhD, BCBA-D, SIAT Co-Editor I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr. Mickey Keenan and learn a great deal about his impressive work and about behavior analysis in Europe. Dr. Keenan is a professor of behavior analysis at the University of…
International Interview: With Nicole Rogerson, founding Director and CEO of Autism Awareness Australia By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D I recently had the opportunity to interview Nicole Rogerson, founding Director and CEO of Autism Awareness Australia, a national not-for-profit organization. She is one of Australia’s leading advocates for the awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder,…
Written by Alice M Walkup, MS, BCBA Here at ASAT we are always excited to collaborate with organizations and businesses who share our commitment to evidence-based autism treatment. One such organization is Kettlebells 4 Autism, a Canadian-based effort dedicated to raising autism awareness through fitness. I had the opportunity to interview Christina Danos, an entrepreneur…
Conducted by David Celiberti, ASAT Executive Director I recently had the wonderful opportunity to interview Jane Asher. Aside from her busy life as an actress and author, Jane Asher is a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur. She has been working professionally in film, theatre and radio since she was 5 years old. She has run her…
Conducted by Nicole Pearson, PsyD, BCBA-D The need to educate parents, professionals and communities as a whole about the importance of evidence-based treatment in autism is great, and perhaps even greater in countries outside of the United States. The Global Autism Project is one organization committed to doing exactly that by partnering with local treatment…
Conducted by Nicole Pearson, PsyD., BCBA-D The advent of advocacy organizations like ASAT, Autism Speaks, Autism Science Foundation and the Organization for Autism Research have played a significant role in bringing autism awareness and treatment into the mainstream here in the United States. While there is still much work to be done here, in much…