Use Science and the Scientific Method When Considering Treatment

• By: Dr. Marvin J. Schissel Patricia R. Schissel, LMSW
• July 1st, 2011
• autism interventions, double-blind studies, evidence-based treatments, healthcare fraud, placebo effect, pseudoscience, scientific method, treatment efficacy
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Autism is a spectrum disorder that varies in degree from mild to severe, with a range of needs that call for a wide array of supports. AHA/Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association’s mission is to attain appropriate educational programs, effective social skills training, increased...

The Importance of Skepticism in Evaluating Claims, Selecting Treatments, and Enhancing Science-Based Treatment for Autism

• By: Thomas L. Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College
• July 1st, 2011
• autism treatment, critical thinking, decision making, evidence-based practice, pseudoscience, scientific evidence, scientific method, skepticism
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The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) was last known to exist in 1944. Unexpectedly, in 2004, it was purportedly seen near Brinkley, Arkansas. This claim resulted in a scientific expedition that produced an inconclusive video that was used to confirm the bird’s reemergence from...