Teaching Children to Identify and Avoid Food Allergens using Behavioral Skills Training

Quiroz, M. J., Schnell-Peskin, L. K., Kisamore, A. N., Watkins, J. D., & Vladescu, J. C. (2023). Teaching children to identify and avoid food allergens using behavioral skills training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(3), 565–574. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.999 Reviewed by: Melisa Dennis, PsyM, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology,…

Behavioral Sibling Training

Mi Trinh, BA, and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Learning how to interact and engage with other children is among the many social challenges that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) confront, with some finding even minimal social interaction difficult. Including siblings in treatment can be potentially effective in…

Using a Picture Activity Schedule Treatment Package to Teach Toothbrushing to Children with ASD

Moran, K., Reeve, S. A., Reeve, K. F., DeBar, R. M., & Somers, K. (2022). Using a picture activity schedule treatment package to teach toothbrushing to children with autism spectrum disorder. Education and Treatment of Children, 45, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-022-00074-6 Reviewed by: Jeannine Ederer, BS, and Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D Graduate School of Applied and…

Advocates and analysts seeking to bridge the gap:
A poet and a scientist-practitioner’s take on the current pushback to ABA

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…

Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Is There Science Behind That?

Catherine L. McHugh, MA, BCBA, LBA, Stacha C. Leslie, MEd, BCBA, LBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas Current empirically supported treatments for autism (e.g., applied behavior analysis, speech therapy, etc.) can be expensive and time consuming for individuals with autism and relevant stakeholders (i.e., caregivers). Given this,…

A Treatment Summary of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Isabelle Mawby, BS (4th Year Medical Student) Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive technique based on electro-physical principles (Iglesias, 2020). Although first discovered in 1985, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as rTMS have recently been gaining attention given their ease of application and tolerability (Camsari et al.,…

A Non-exhaustive List of Previously Published but Relevant ASAT Articles of Interest to Medical Professionals

Isabelle Mawby, BS (4th Year Medical Student) and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment Countless pediatricians and other medical providers serve the autism community, and the onset of this relationship often predates a diagnosis. Supporting children with autism and their families can be both incredibly rewarding and at times overwhelming. In turn,…

Review of Let’s Make a Contract

Katherine O’Keefe, BA Association for Science in Autism Treatment For parents looking for a new resource for creating positive behavior change through contracting, look no further than Drs. Jill C. Dardig and William L. Heward’s new book, Let’s Make a Contract. Two respected professionals in the field of child and family development, Dardig and Heward…

A Non-Exhaustive List of Safety Products

Compiled by Veronica Glickman, MA, MS, BCBA Autism, Behavioral & Educational Services, Inc. (ABES) and Carolina Arguello, BA Association for Science in Autism Treatment This list provides examples of the most common types of safety products. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) cited FBI statistics that 365,348 missing children reports were filed…