Evaluating the Effectiveness of Two Models of Applied Behavior Analysis in a Community-Based Setting for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Sneed, L., Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A., (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of two models of applied behavior analysis in a community-based setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice. 23(4), 238-253. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000277 Reviewed by: Eric Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D, Lovaas Institute Midwest; Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, Endicott…

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…

Antecedent-Based Interventions: Is There Science Behind That?

Elizabeth Hardesty, MA, BCBA, Breanna Roberts, MA, BCBA, and Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas Most children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) engage in at least one form of challenging behavior throughout their lifetime (Quetsch et al., 2023; Steenfeldt‐Kristensen et al., 2020). Research shows that some challenging behavior may…

Science Corner: Maturation as a threat to internal validity

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…

Review of Questions to Ask Facilitators and Yourself While Observing FC/S2C/RPM Sessions

  Boynton, J. (2024). Questions to ask facilitators and yourself while observing FC/S2C/RPM sessions. Facilitatedcommunication.org https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/questions-to-ask-facilitators-and-yourself-while-observing-fc-s2c-rpm-sessions Reviewed by Smrithi Thyagarajan (Extern) and David Celiberti, PhD, BABA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) firmly believes that consumers are well within their rights to question providers and to receive…

Natural Language Acquisition Protocol for Gestalt Language Development

Heather J. Forbes, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D1, Marina Crain, MS, CCC-SLP2, and Lina Slim, PhD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP3 1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, West Chester University 2Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon 3Lina Slim Consulting, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Endicott College Description: In 1977, Ann Peters proposed that some children may…

Review of Interrogating Neurotypical bias in Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, and Spelling 2 Communicate Through a Humanistic Lens

  Schlosser, R. W., & Prabhu, A. (2024). Interrogating neurotypical bias in Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, and Spelling 2 Communicate through a humanistic lens. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 11(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-024-00296-w   Reviewed by Angela Fuhrmann-Knowles, MA, BCBA Endicott College Reports have indicated that approximately 25-35% of autistic individuals have minimal to no speech…

Sensory-based Interventions

We know that autism is a complex condition with very diverse presentations. When considering sensory-based interventions, we also know that there are many different approaches that vary widely in both scope and implementation. Therefore, it is not possible or appropriate to provide a single treatment summary that addresses sensory-based interventions for autism. Whereas sensory-based interventions…