Evaluation of an Immersive Virtual Reality Safety Training Used to Teach Pedestrian Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Dixon, D. R., Miyake, C. J., Nohelty, K., Novack, M. N., & Granpeesheh, D. (2020). Evaluation of an immersive virtual reality safety training used to teach pedestrian skills to children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 631-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00401-1 Reviewed by: Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA Seton Hall University and the Association for…

Celebrating Marcia Questel, MSEd, BCBA

David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment  Our 25th anniversary provides us with an opportunity to look beyond those who have served on our Board of Directors and our Professional Advisory Board and reflect on the countless other volunteers who have shared their time and talent with ASAT. In this third installment,…

Effects of video modeling on abduction-prevention skills by individuals with autism spectrum disorder

  Abadir, C. M., DeBar, R. M., Vladescu, J. C., Reeve, S. A., & Kupferman, D. M. (2021). Effects of video modeling on abduction‐prevention skills by individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 1139-1156. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.822   Reviewed by Nicole Radzilowicz, MEd, BCBA and Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College Why research this…

What are some essential skills in a COVID-19 era?

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…

Resources for Kids

Compiled by Simon Celiberti-Byam (age 13) Editor’s Note: As this article is republished as part of the From the Archives series, we checked to ensure that the links were still functional and replaced them in a few sections when needed. For the perspectives of two highschoolers, please also check out Promoting Autism Acceptance and Awareness in School…