Rumination: Past, Present, and Future

• By: Jennie England, MA, BCBA James T. Chok, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• April 1st, 2015
• eating disorder, punishment, treatment
• 5254    0

…and food preference. For example, it is possible that an individual may be more likely to ruminate after eating a preferred food in comparison to a non-preferred food to gain…

From Crisis to Competence – ABA Used to Improve Communication Skills in Developmental Center

• By: Vivian Attanasio, BCBA James O’Brien, BCBA Amy Bukszpan, BCBA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 1st, 2015
• ABA, functional communication training, mand, verbal behavior
• 1226    0

…request basic wants and needs, label common items and objects in their environment and engage in beginning communication skills. Two of the clients used minimal vocal communication skills with high…

It Takes Brains to Solve Autism

• By: Autism Science Foundation
• July 1st, 2014
• brain, brain donation, brain tissue, research, science
• 1425    0

…register to become tissue donors at www.autismbrainnet.org. Autism BrainNet is a consortium of academic sites funded to collect, store and distribute brain tissue resources necessary for researchers to understand the…

Adults with Autism May a Have High Burden of Health Problems

• By: Jessica Wright, PhD SFARI.org
• July 1st, 2014
• adults with autism, anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, depression, immune system, IQ
• 1082    0

…Meeting for Autism Research in Atlanta. Some of the conditions may stem from people with autism feeling like outsiders in society, says Lisa Croen, director of the Autism Research Program…

Autism Science Foundation Announces 2014 Grant Recipients

• By: Autism Science Foundation
• July 1st, 2014
• funding, grant, research, science, Summer 2014 Issue
• 1011    0

…its first undergraduate summer research grants. Pre and Postdoctoral Research Grants Five postdoctoral and four predoctoral grants will be awarded to student/mentor teams conducting research in autism interventions, etiology, treatment…

The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s “NYC Overload Project” Creates Employment for Singer/Songwriters

• By: Linda J. Walder, Esq. The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
• April 1st, 2014
• employment, music
• 1302    0

…issues many individuals living with Autism experience and find challenging as they engage in community life,” says Vicki Ofmani, a member of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Board of Trustees….

Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism

• By: Marcia Scheiner Asperger Syndrome Training and Employment Partnership (ASTEP)
• April 1st, 2014
• employment, job placement, unemployment, vocational rehabilitation
• 1798    0

…AND employer focused approach to placing individuals with disabilities into appropriate, competitive employment. In large Fortune 1000 companies, the hiring decision includes a number of variables:   Quality of candidates:…