Evidence-Based Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Making the Best Treatment Decisions for Your Child

• By: Alyson H. Sheehan, PhD Samara P. Tetenbaum, PhD ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development
• October 1st, 2013
• behavioral interventions, Clinical Research, cognitive behavioral therapy, evidence-based practice, Intervention Selection, parental involvement, Treatment Evaluation
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The rise of wide-ranging treatment approaches for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has provided parents with the ability to construct an individualized approach to best suit each child’s unique needs. However, sorting through all of these options can become overwhelming for many of the families...

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...