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Written by: Jamaun Willis, MEd, BCBA Endicott College Facilitated communication (FC) is a controversial technique used to assist individuals with severe communication impairments, such as those with autism or other developmental disabilities, in engaging with those around them. With FC, a facilitator provides physical support to the individual by holding their hand or arm, supposedly…
Boyle, M. A., Bacon, M. T., Brewer, E. M., Carton, S. M., & Gaskill, L. A. (2020). Evaluating a treatment without extinction for elopement maintained by access to stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(3), 1531-1541. DOI: 10.1002/jaba.682 Reviewed by: Samantha Van Dean, BA, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers…
Gerenser, J., & Koenig, M. (2019). ABA for SLPs: Interprofessional Collaboration for Autism Support Teams. Brookes Publishing Co. Reviewed by Mi Trinh, BA and Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP Association for Science in Autism Treatment Speech language pathologists (SLPs) and behavioral analysts (BAs) often share many clients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in…
Boyle, M. A., Bacon, M. T., Brewer, E. M., Carton, S. M., & Gaskill, L. A. (2020). Evaluating a treatment without extinction for elopement maintained by access to stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(2), 1531-1541. 10.1002/jaba.682 Reviewed by: Samantha Van Dean, BA, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of Applied and…
Updated by Kyle Hummel, AA, and Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: LeGoff Lego®-Based Therapy The purpose of this treatment summary is to examine the research related to Lego®-Based Therapy as developed by Daniel LeGoff (2004). Created in the early 2000’s, Lego®-Based Therapy was designed as a play-based…
Levy, J., & Dunsmuir, S. (2020). Lego therapy: Building social skills for adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder. Education & Child Psychology, 37(1), 58-83. Reviewed by: Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA, LBA Why research this topic? Core deficits of autism include difficulty with social interactions and forming friendships. Individuals on the autism spectrum…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Communication is a powerful and necessary skill set, particularly for individuals with autism who may face significant challenges in expressing themselves. Fortunately, there are numerous interventions that can help with effective communication; however, not all communication methods are equally valid and scientifically supported. Some methods,…
In my pediatric practice, I see toddlers from both monolingual and bilingual families who appear to demonstrate symptoms that may indicate a developmental language disorder or a delay in language development. However, they may be exhibiting early symptoms of ASD. Would you provide me with more information about the characteristics of ASD in infants and toddlers and…
Garvey, C. C., Ferguson, J. L., Milne, C., Cihon, J. H., Leaf, J. B., Leaf, R., McEachin, J., & Schulze, K. (2021). Comparing in-view to out-of-view stimulus arrangements when teaching receptive labels for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(2), 475-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00596-2 Reviewed by: Nicole Radilowicz, BCBA and Mary Jane Weiss,…
Catherine L. McHugh, MA, BCBA, LBA and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas Historically, teaching a communicative repertoire to children or individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) focused on vocal verbal speech and modeling a speech sound with the hopes of the individual…
Hood, S. A., Luczynski, K. C., & Mitteer, D. R. (2017). Toward meaningful outcomes in teaching conversation and greeting skills with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(3), 459-486. doi:10.1002/jaba.388 Reviewed by: Julia L. Ferguson, MS, BCBA and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, Applied Behavior Analysis Doctoral Program, Endicott College Why…