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David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment We hope you have been able to peruse our array of resources for pediatricians and other medical providers and learn more about how we can support your important work. As it truly takes a village to support children with autism and their families, here are a few specific…
Isabelle Mawby, BS (4th Year Medical Student) and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Countless pediatricians and other medical providers serve the autism community, and the onset of this relationship often predates a diagnosis. Supporting children with autism and their families can be both incredibly rewarding and at times overwhelming. In turn,…
Katherine O’Keefe, BA Association for Science in Autism Treatment For parents looking for a new resource for creating positive behavior change through contracting, look no further than Drs. Jill C. Dardig and William L. Heward’s new book, Let’s Make a Contract. Two respected professionals in the field of child and family development, Dardig and Heward…
Buckley, J., Luiselli, J. K., Harper, J. M. & Shlesinger, A. (2020). Teaching students with autism spectrum disorder to tolerate haircutting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(4) 2081-2089. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.713 Reviewed by: Roxanne Gayle, PhD, BCBA-D and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Endicott College Why research this topic? Children with autism often have difficulty completing health…
Avi Jaiswal (Extern) and Carolina Arguello, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Did you know that resources on our website, www.asatonline.org, can be translated into 100+ languages? With the help of Google Translate, individuals around the world can access our content—no matter where they live or what language they speak. This aligns with…
I am a parent of a 6-year-old girl with autism. She used to be very cooperative, but recently, every task is a battle leaving us exhausted. She doesn’t want to do things that I know she can do like taking a bath or getting dressed in the morning. My child’s teacher offered a variety of…
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…
My 3-year-old daughter demonstrates symptoms of ASD and a diagnosis is pending. I am encountering an array of professionals and am wondering who does what and how I can better understand these relationships while advocating for my daughter. Answered by Heyde Ramirez, MA, BCBA, LBA and Maria Pantelides, MA, BCBA, LBA Attentive Behavior Care Note:…
Reviewed by Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, BCBA, LBA and Chante Stoeckley, MEd, BCBA, LBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Since 1965, Autism New Jersey has worked to fulfill its mission of heightening autism awareness and providing up-to-date credible information to individuals with autism and their families. Autism: Start Here, What Families Need to Know…
Updated by: Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA, LBA Seton Hall University Description Bleach therapy, also known as chlorine dioxide treatment, was originally marketed by former scientologist Jim Humble after he used chlorine dioxide as a water treatment solution on a gold mining expedition in South America in 1996. Chlorine dioxide is a type of bleach which…
Consumer Corner What follows is the Executive Summary of a white paper published by the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) in May 2017. APBA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and advance the science-based practice of behavior analysis by advocating for public policies and informing, supporting, and protecting practitioners and consumers.…