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By John Wills Lloyd, PhD University of Virginia & Special EducationToday.com In this essay, I provide a brief and not-too-scholarly recounting of overlaps in the history of behavior analysis, autism, and neurodiversity. I don’t pretend that these recountings of my memories are definitive, but I provide them because I think discussion of how they can…
By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Carolyn J. Sniezyk, MS, BCBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment We hope you have been able to peruse our array of resources for behavior analysts, as well as our recently published article: How ASAT Supports Behavior Analysts, and discovered more about how we support your important work. As it truly…
By David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA, and Sunita Chhatwani, MSc, MEd Association for Science in Autism Treatment Since 1998, ASAT has been a leading organization in the dissemination of information on best practices in the treatment and care of individuals with autism. At ASAT, it is our belief that treatments should be…
Compiled by David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Sunita Chhatwani, MSc, MEd Association for Science in Autism Treatment ASAT’s mission is to promote safe, effective, and science-based treatments for people with autism. As part of this mission, we created this area of our webpage to showcase topical content for behavior analysts. The resources listed below are…
Russell Lehmann, RussL.co and Board Member of The Arc of the United States and Casey Clay PhD, BCBA-D Children’s Hospital of Orange County “Disagreement is the first step toward progress” -Mahatma Gandhi First, we must say upon reading the article, The Mismeasure of Misha, in the Boston Globe in late November our hearts were broken. The…
The importance of thorough searches of the research literature Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, BCBA, LBA Association for Science in Autism Treatment There are numerous reasons why one might want to research a specific topic, intervention, or teaching protocol. Special educators may be searching for new teaching or intervention strategies to use in their classrooms. BCBAs…
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Frank Cicero, PhD, BCBA, LBA Seton Hall University retraction NOUN 1. the action of drawing something back or back in. “The pilot retracted the airplane’s landing gear.” 2. a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking. “The hospital retracted its job offer after learning…
Denys Brand, PhD University of Kansas In 1988, Van Houten and colleagues published an article in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis outlining six fundamental rights of individuals receiving services based on the principles of behavior analysis. One of these included the right to receive the most effective procedures available. There are several methods to…
By Eric Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment A common practice in clinical research is to obtain norm-referenced, standardized assessments for pre- and post-testing. This practice should be employed only very cautiously for a variety of reasons. These reasons include basic experimental design concerns and the theoretical assumptions underlying the construction…
Reviewed by Tara Klein, MSEd, BCBA Building Behavior Solutions, LLC The rate at which individuals diagnosed with autism is growing and here, in New Jersey, we have one of the highest prevalence rates (1 in 94 children diagnosed). With increased incidence, many public school districts are keeping students with autism in their public school district…