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Sarah E. Frampton, PhD, BCBA University of Nebraska Omaha Amaya Rocheleau, BS, RBT University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Medical Center Humans, especially children, are always changing. In early years, nearly everything about a child is changing from their height to their motor skills to their speech. This, of course, includes children diagnosed with…
Interview conducted by Saikiran Reddy Battula (Extern) and David Celiberti PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Interviewees: Lisa Searls, MA, BCBA (Motivating Change) Lorena Morsillo John A. Fortunato, PhD (Professor, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, Area of Communication & Media Management) Thalia Morsillo, MA Miracle of Effort: Thalia’s Autism Journey, by John…
Sarah E. Frampton, PhD, BCBA University of Nebraska Omaha “Internal validity?” If you are less familiar with this scientific term, the title of this article may be a little off-putting. Prior to discussing what this all means, it may be helpful to provide our readers with an example of an all-too common scenario. A caregiver…
Lisa Tereshko, PhD, BCBA-D and Videsha Marya, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College Peer review is what it sounds like – other researchers (peers) evaluate the quality of an article submitted for publication (review). It is akin to buying a certified used car that has been inspected thoroughly by experts versus from an owner where you only…
Luiselli, J. K., Gardner, R. M., Bird, F. L., & Maguire, H. (2022). Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Routledge Reviewed by Kristin Foley, MEd, BCBA and Videsha Marya, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) is a subfield of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) focused on improving employee outcomes…
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…