From Assessment to Intervention: Strategies for Identifying and Monitoring Treatment Progress in ASD

• By: Sam Goldstein, PhD Jack A. Naglieri, PhD
• January 1st, 2013
• ASD assessment, behavioral measurement, data collection, evidence-based treatment, intervention, progress monitoring, psychometric tools, treatment effectiveness, treatment planning
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Evidence based treatment and the assessment of treatment effectiveness are dependent upon the collection of data during the evaluation process providing information about symptoms, impairment and abilities in children with ASD. Such an assessment allows for a seamless transition from diagnosis to...

Finding and Evaluating Empirically-Based Interventions

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW Paul Cavanagh, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• July 1st, 2012
• applied behavior analysis, empirical research, evidence-based, intervention, peer-reviewed journals, treatment effectiveness, Treatment Evaluation
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Parents are often overwhelmed with a mountain of information regarding treatments for various symptoms of autism spectrum disorders or their co-morbid disorders. Some publications claim to reverse or even cure autism. Some of these publications and advertisements are well written, logical, based...

How Science and Evidence Won Out Against Auditory Integration Therapies

• By: Thomas L. Zane, PhD, BCBA-D Endicott College
• January 1st, 2012
• auditory integration therapy, autism interventions, clinical trials, evidence-based practices, research, science, scientific research, sensory processing, treatment effectiveness, treatments
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There are many ways of learning about our world. One way is through science and the scientific process. There is a growing belief that the methods of science and scientific inquiry are the standards that should be employed when designing and evaluating autism treatments. Ideally, by adhering to...