by teebark | May 3, 2017 | Best Practice Blog
By Amanda Buchmeier, M.S., BCBA, LBA As behavior analysts, much of our time is spent providing coaching and training to the staff responsible for implementing behavioral interventions. Direct care staff may have limited knowledge of the principles of applied behavior... by teebark | Jan 24, 2017 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A recent paper published in the Annual Review of Public Health (Lyall et al., 2017) offers a summary of the state of the science with respect to the epidemiology (i.e., the incidence, distribution, and possible control) of autism. This abstract quotes the main... by teebark | Dec 4, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
In an increasingly multicultural country, clinicians and educators in the US are often confronted with autism spectrum disorder in children from bilingual or multilingual families. A persistent concern has been raised as to whether the language development of children... by teebark | Dec 2, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A report in the Washington Post dated November 13, 2015 had the headline “Autism cases in U.S. jump to 1 in 45.” The story opened with the paragraph: “The number of autism cases in the United States appeared to jump dramatically in 2014 according to new... by teebark | Nov 7, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A recent report published on-line by Lancet (Pickles et al., 2016) maintains that a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism has produced the first “long-term symptom reduction after a randomized controlled trial of early intervention in autism spectrum...
