News

Albuquerque:
We are thrilled to announce that we successfully competed for a contract to provide services through the University of New Mexico to provide services in Albuquerque, Farmington, and Roswell, New Mexico. We have begun working with families, hiring and training staff, and will be soon opening an office in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area.

Redwood Coast:
Deb Ewen, M.A., BCBA, the satellite clinical director in our Redwood Coast office, is presenting a training entitled Introductory Training to Improve Communication: Teaching Your Child to Request at the Humboldt Area Foundation in Eureka on May 2nd, 2008, from 9am to 12:30.

Conferences:
We would love for you to visit our booth at the upcoming International Applied Behavior Analysis Association Conference in Chicago on May 23rd through May 27th.

Services in Armenia:
Services in Armenia are now being provided through an affiliation with a school for children with autism in Yerevan. The school, called the International Child Development Center, is located on Saryan Street, in the heart of Yerevan. The school brings state of the art knowledge and training to staff in Armenia who can then serve the local population.

Because there is no financial support for these services from the government of Armenia, and because the income level of most Armenians cannot come close to meeting the costs of services, donations to the school are desperately needed. Tax-deductible donations to the school can be made through the Autism International Foundation, at Autism International Foundation. You might also be interested in visiting the school’s website at www.aicdc.am.

Recent Publications:
Below please find a sampling of our staff’s recent publications and presentations:

Heilveil, Ira. An Armenian Odyssey: A Case Study in Opening an ABA School for Autism Half a World Away. California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove, CA. February 21, 2008.

Park, Holly & Rios, Jose (2008); Self-injury and self-restraint in an adolescent with autism: Assessment and intervention. Presented at California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove; February 22, 2008.

Rios, Jose & Park, Holly (2008); Designing clinically accurate, effective, and comprehensive behavior plans. California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove; February 23, 2008.

Marquez, Marta, Mayer, R., Wallace, M.D. & Lowenkron, B. (2007, February.) Teaching Children with Autism to Mand by Saying Yes or No when Presented with Preferred and Non-Preferred Edibles. Convention of Cal-ABA, Burlingame, CA.

Charlop-Christy, M.H., & Daneshvar, S. (2002). Using Video Modeling to Teach Perspective Taking to Children with Autism. Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions, 5, 12-21.

Daneshvar, S. & Charlop-Christy, M.H. (2004). Using PECS to Teach Beginning Sight Reading Skills to Children with Autism. Manuscript in preparation.

Daneshvar, S. Data-Based Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. Dana Point, CA., February, 2005 Symposium.

Daneshvar, S. Innovations for Teaching Children with Autism. Association for Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., May, 2003, Symposium.

Daneshvar, S. Using PECS (the Picture Exchange Communication System) to Teach Beginning Sight Reading Skills to Children with Autism. California Association of Applied Behavior Analysis. Newport Beach, CA., February, 2003 Symposium.

Daneshvar, S. & Charlop-Christy, M.H. Visual Strategies for Teaching Children with Autism. Western Psychological Association. Irvine, CA., April, 2002 Symposium.

Daneshvar, S. Charlop-Christy, M.H., & Jones, C. Using Video Modeling to Teach Perspective Taking to Children with Autism. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August 2001 Symposium.

Bueker, B. Integrating Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) Exercises into Traditional ABA In-Home Programs. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Furr. D. Using a Collaboration Model to Help to Bridge the Home-School Communication Gap. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Heilveil, I. Behavioral Dilettantes Revisited: Who Should Treat Children with Autism? California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Lehmann, J. Utilizing “Communication Temptations” to Increase the Motivation and Participation of Young Learners. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Paige, V. The Role of Cultural Awareness in Creating a Successful In-Home ABA Program. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Roth, B. Current Issues in the Management of ABA-Based In-Home and School Programs for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. (Chair) California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

Wallace, E. Programming Guidelines for Integrating Teacher Directed and Student Directed Programs within an In-Home Program. California Association for Applied Behavior Analysis. San Francisco, CA., Feb.21, 2004.

More Information: The following links can be very useful in getting additional information:

Autism Resources
Autism Society of America
Families for Early Autism Treatment
Yale Child Study Center
On-Line Asperger Syndrome Information and Support