Description of Service Providers

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…

Teaching Children with Autism to Read for Meaning: Challenges and Possibilities

  Randi, J., Newman, T., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2010). Teaching children with autism to read for meaning: Challenges and possibilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 40(7), 890-902. Reviewed by: Anton Shcherbakov Rutgers University Why study this topic? Teaching individuals to read for meaning is challenging – even for typically developing children. For children with…

Classroom Application of Functional Analysis

  Bloom, S. E., Iwata, B. A., Fritz, J. N., Roscoe, E. M., & Carreau, A. B. (2011). Classroom application of a trial-based functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1), 19-31. Reviewed by: Laurie Brophy, LCSW, BCBA Why research this topic? Researchers have shown that interventions for problematic behaviors are safest and most effective…