Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, is the part time Executive Director of ASAT and Past-President, a role he served from 2006 and 2012. He is the Co-Editor of ASAT’s newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment… Read moreHe received his PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1993. Dr. Celiberti has served on a number of…

Professional Sponsors

Take a moment and see who has graciously donated to ASAT as a Professional or Community Sponsor. If you are interested, please find out what it means to be a Sponsor of ASAT. Become a SponsorPartner $5,000 ACE ® Council of Autism Service Providers Melmark, Inc. Pacific Autism Learning Services Supporting Star $3,500 Behavior Analyst Certification…

Donor Wall 2018

Donor Wall 2018 In addition to our entire board of directors, we acknowledge the following 2018 donors. Without their support, our important work could not be carried out. Benefactor $1,000 – $1,999 Eric Lane Alliance $500 – $999 Kathryn Dobel Phyllis Freidt (in honor of Peggy Halliday) Sara Stojkovic Alison and Bernie Webb Patron $100 – $499 Nina…

Interviews

Interviews with Leaders in the Field of Autism In this section you will find candid conversations with leaders in the field of autism and its treatment, research methodology, and understanding the impact of pseudoscience. Interview with Rita Gardner (Melmark) about successes and challenges in ABA Interview with Rita Gardner (Melmark) about the crisis in adult…

How ASAT Supports International Behavior Analysts

David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Sunita Chhatwani, MSc, MEd, Adriane Miliotis, MA, BCBA, LBA, Beatriz Querol-Cintrón, MS, BCBA, LABA(MA) Association for Science in Autism Treatment Children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) live in every part of the globe. Worldwide, it is estimated that one in 36 children are diagnosed with ASD (Maenner, et al.,…

Review of Collaboration between behavior analysts and occupational therapists in autism service provision: Bridging the gap.

  Gasiewski, K., Weiss, M., Leaf, J. B., & Labowitz, J. (2021). Collaboration between behavior analysts and occupational therapists in autism service provision: Bridging the gap. Behavior Analysis in Practice, DOI: 10.1007/s40617-021-00619-y   Reviewed by Beatriz Querol-Cintrón, MS, BCBA, LABA(MA) Association for Science in Autism Treatment  The increasing prevalence and complexity of autism spectrum disorder…

Autism and Vaccines: The Evidence to Date

For years, frightening stories have been appearing in print, online and on the airwaves about a possible link between early childhood vaccinations and the onset of autism. These reports often refer to the “controversy” surrounding this question. While it is certainly true that there is controversy, there is no substantive argument about the evidence surrounding…