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A Collection of Tributes to Dr. Patricia J. Krantz Introduction by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Earlier this year, the autism community lost one of its earliest pioneers, Dr. Patricia Krantz, Executive Director Emerita of the Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI). Aside from being a skilled clinician and a prolific researcher, she was also very committed…
Dear Farhana Chaudhary, We are writing in response to your recent article “The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center: Changing lives one at a time” in Khaleej Times, UAE. It was heartening to read about the DDY Autism Center, Dubai which utilizes treatment based on the science and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is considered…
Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., & Myers, S. M. (2019). Identification, evaluation, and management of children with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), doi:10.1542/peds.2019-3447 Eilis O’Connell, MA, BCBA, Chante Stoeckley, MEd, BCBA, LBA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment ASAT published the first part of this review in the September…
Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., & Myers, S. M. (2019). Identification, evaluation, and management of children with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), doi:10.1542/peds.2019-3447 Chante Stoeckley, MEd, BCBA, LBA, Eilis O’Connell, MA, BCBA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Pediatricians and other health professionals see almost all children regularly…
Updated by Brizida Vinjau, MS, BCBA and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Marijuana is comprised of the dried flowering tops and other parts of the cannabis plant, or a resinous extract of it (cannabis resin) which can be smoked or consumed as an edible. Cannabinoids, the chemical compounds within the plant,…
Answered by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Nicole Stewart, MSEd, BCBA, LBA-NY Association for Science in Autism Treatment This is a wonderful and important question! Without a doubt, the long period of service disruption brought about by COVID-19 has been very challenging to families and providers alike. It also brings additional opportunities to observe individuals…
Dear Katelin Flint and NBC 10, Thank you for your recent heartwarming story about Louie, a boy with autism, whose Behavior Analyst (“Mr. A”) wrote and sang a special song for him over a video platform when they were unable to see each other in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article identifies the…
Chante Stoeckley, MEd, BCBA, LBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Jane Asher, an English actress known for movies such as Alfie, Deep End, and The Mask of the Red Death, is also an ardent supporter of the autism community, and she is on the Professional Advisory Board at ASAT. In this series of public…
As an early intervention provider, I am often asked about raising an individual with autism bilingually whereby the home language environment (the language spoken at home or the dominant heritage language) is different than the language of the broader environment (i.e., school, location). I hear multiple recommendations and would be interested in knowing the state of…
My child can no longer attend school or therapies due to COVID-19, and we are staying home to avoid transmission of the virus. I’d like my child to remain connected to her grandparents and other family members during this uncertain time, but she isn’t great at talking on the phone. Her grandparents would be so…
My son’s school is closed for the next few months. What information should I get from the teacher in order to effectively teach my son, and what can we do to promote carryover from school to home? Answered by Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D As we all know, we have…