Report from FABA 2018
As expected, this year’s FABA conference had many interesting speakers and provided a wonderful opportunity to catch up with colleagues and learn about the interesting work conducted by researchers and …
Relational Frame Theory: Implications for Early Childhood Development and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
I am very pleased to introduce Dr. Teresa Mulhern, a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Chester, UK. Teresa is an applied behavior analyst (ABA) who both works and …
Back to School
Buy school supplies. Check. Attend school orientation or registration event. Check. Meet the new teacher. Check. Pack backpack. Check. Ready for the first day of school, right? Well, not so …
Cuidado con Tratamientos Pseudocientíficos
Trabajando en una clínica de intervención conductual temprana e intensiva se puede ver el impacto que tiene el autismo en la vida del niño con el diagnóstico así como en …
Your Body Learns What You’re About to do Next
In 2016, over 64,000 overdose deaths occurred in the United States alone. A majority are from opioids, with 116 people in the US dying daily – enough for it to …
Under the Dome Interview with Dr. Susan Schneider
2 Summer 2018 has brought sweltering heat to much of the Northern Hemisphere, highlighting the growing concern that much of the scientific community has expressed regarding our shifting global …
Beware Pseudoscientific Treatments
Working at an early intensive behavioral intervention clinic, you see firsthand the impact autism has on the life of the diagnosed child and their whole family. Simple things like going …
El Autismo va en aumento — ¿Qué podemos hacer?
El Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recientemente publicó un estimado actualizado de la prevalencia del Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) en los Estados Unidos (el …
When Logic Meets the Cruelty of Withdrawal
If you surveyed current smokers, I’m willing to bet that many would say they wished they had never started. That they don’t want to be a smoker. A quick google …
How Positive Are Addictions, and Does Coffee Taste Good?
I smoked a cigarette for the first time when I was 15 years old. Looking back, I’m actually surprised I held off that long – so many factors in my …