Sara Baillie is a certified special education teacher and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She has been working with people with autism in a variety of settings in the Chicagoland area over the past seven years, including schools, home, hospitals, and recreation groups. She is currently working towards her doctoral degree in special education…
Ernst O. VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW, is the associate dean and executive director of New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program (V.I.P.). Prior to joining V.I.P., Dr. VanBergeijk was an assistant professor at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, where he served as chairman of the college’s local institutional review board and as a…
Teaching any child safety skills is essential; but it is especially important for those with disabilities. Unfortunately, people and children with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse. While studies exist that examine safety skill interventions for individuals with intellectual disabilities, few studies address the use of these interventions with children who have autism. In a…
Shelly Huhtanen originally wrote this column for Exceptional Parent Magazine as part of its Military section in its April 2011 issue. She is a columnist and advocate for people with autism as well as an active-duty military wife and mother to two sons, Hayden, 6, and Broden, 5. Her husband, Mark, is a major in…
Researcher Patrick Szary, Ph.D. Purpose To develop and distribute a Transportation Skills Assessment Tool (TSAT) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders in New Jersey to understand the skills necessary to ride various paratransit and community transportation services. These services include fixed route, complimentary ADA paratransit, special transportation, community transportation, employment transportation and/or Medicaid transportation.…
Research Sponsor This study is funded entirely by money raised by Team Running for OAR by the Shore, a group of parents, teachers, and the community of Leer North Elementary School, North Ridgeville, OH, as part of OAR’s RUN FOR AUTISM-Cleveland team in 2009 and 2010. Researcher Kara Hume, Ph.D. Purpose The proposed research will…
Study: Expanding the Reach of Toddler Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorder Amount of OAR Funding: $30,000.00 Researcher: Laurie A. Vismara, PhD, BCBA-D Purpose: The purpose of the proposed study is to demonstrate the efficacy of a telemedicine-delivered parent coaching program for providing innovative, individualized interventions to families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The…
Ann Ellison is the coordinator of behavior services at the Barber National Institute in Erie, Pa. She was instrumental in the development of Camp Connections, a therapeutic social skill development program for youth with autism and Asperger Syndrome. She presented the program at the National Autism Conference in 2007 and authored an article titled “Creating…
Teaching any child safety skills is essential; but it is especially important for those with disabilities. Unfortunately, people and children with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse. While studies exist that examine safety skill interventions for individuals with intellectual disabilities, few studies address the use of these interventions with children who have autism. In a…
Researcher Anibal Gutierrez, PhD, BCBA-D Purpose The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate methods to best identify socially based reinforcers for children with ASD. This project will employ behaviorally based social reinforcer assessments that closely mirror assessments already established for the identification of non-social reinforcement. In addition, Dr. Gutierrez will evaluate the…
