Science Corner: Multiple Treatment Interference as a Threat to Internal Validity

Catalina Rey, PhD, BCBA-D and Paige O’Neill, MA, BCBA University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute Imagine you have a child with autism who receives multiple services: speech therapy, ABA therapy, and dietary supplements. They have shown significant improvements in skills and other behavior, but you are unsure which service is responsible for their progress. One…