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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…
My spouse and I have been providing home-based instruction with the guidance of my son Sammy’s special education teacher, BCBA, and rest of the team and we learned a lot! We had already received some parent training in behavior analytic teaching and now have had the opportunity to put these skills into practice. What should we…
Compiled by Eilis O’Connell, MA, BCBA, Kathryn M. Daly, MA, BCBA, LBA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment In addition to the creation of new content in response to recent challenges associated with COVID-19, we wanted to use this special issue to showcase some of our previously published work that…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Did you know that the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) is primarily a volunteer-based organization? The important work that ASAT does to promote science-based treatment for individuals with autism could not happen without our volunteers. Currently, ASAT has dozens of volunteers working diligently…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment David: Vince, first and foremost, I am delighted to have you join me as Co-Editor of Science in Autism Treatment. Thank you for participating in this interview so that our readers can become acquainted with you and your background. We have known each…
Conducted by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D David: We are all very excited to have you join our Board and look forward to the collaboration that lies ahead. I am grateful for this opportunity to have you respond to some questions for our readers! Please share some details about your career path and how you became involved…
By Tara Palamarik (mother of a 21-year-old son with autism) and Aleta Murphy (sibling and graduate student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Today, social media is in many ways a lifesaver for families – we have become each other’s experts. Family members can ask questions about everyday struggles at any time of day…