Latest News for Behavior Scientists
Google News
Updated: 15 hours 22 min ago
Special Learning, Inc. Releases the February 2012 issue of the ABA Literature ... - Albany Times Union
Special Learning, Inc. Releases the February 2012 issue of the ABA Literature ...
Albany Times Union
Special Learning's ABA Literature Summary is a monthly newsletter covering various topics that are helpful and informative to BCBA's, educators and parents who prefer advanced reading about Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
and more »
Categories: News
University of Houston to host autism spectrum workshop - Ultimate West U
University of Houston to host autism spectrum workshop
Ultimate West U
Registration will begin at 8:30 am The workshop is for individuals who have experience with applied behavior analysis, which is the science of using modern behavioral learning theory to modify behaviors. Presented by Ellen Catoe of The Texana Center, ...
Categories: News
Autism Treatment Center Provided Needed Services to Southlake Families - PR.com (press release)
Autism Treatment Center Provided Needed Services to Southlake Families
PR.com (press release)
Autism Therapies LLC, the premier provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for families of children with autism and other developmental disorders, today announces the opening of its Southlake location, which will begin offering services ...
Categories: News
TV and movies give exposure to autism disorders - NorthJersey.com
NorthJersey.com
TV and movies give exposure to autism disorders
NorthJersey.com
Tashjian, director of Los Angeles-based Behavior Therapy Clinic, an applied behavior analysis-based treatment for kids with autism, got involved with "Parenthood" through executive producer Jason Katims, who has a child with Asperger's.
and more »
Categories: News
State is auditing autism centers, including Rochester one - Post-Bulletin
State is auditing autism centers, including Rochester one
Post-Bulletin
The Star Tribune reported last year that Medicaid paid an average of $36000 per child for "skills training" at centers that specialize in an intensive treatment known as applied behavior analysis; the dollar amount is about three times the state ...
State to audit six autism centers over billingMinneapolis Star Tribune
all 3 news articles »
Categories: News
Susannah Poe: Autism supporters focus on altered words - Charleston Gazette
Susannah Poe: Autism supporters focus on altered words
Charleston Gazette
The specified limit of $30000 to cover applied behavior analysis treatment would now have to stretch to cover all treatment services: speech, occupational, and physical therapies, prescription drugs, and so on. The cap of $30000, which was already the ...
Categories: News
State to audit six autism centers over billing - Minneapolis Star Tribune
State to audit six autism centers over billing
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The audit was triggered, in part, by reports in the Star Tribune last year that Medicaid paid an average of $36000 per child for "skills training" at centers that specialize in an intensive treatment known as ABA (applied behavior analysis).
and more »
Categories: News
SIC to Induct Five Athletes to Hall of Fame - Harrisburg Daily Register
SIC to Induct Five Athletes to Hall of Fame
Harrisburg Daily Register
Bajagic earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Rhode Island and her master's degree in applied behavior analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology. Demar Dotson, from Alexandria, Louisiana, played for SIC basketball ...
Categories: News
Special Ed Teacher Hadn't Completed Required Credentials Upon Hire - Patch.com
Special Ed Teacher Hadn't Completed Required Credentials Upon Hire
Patch.com
She also went on to receive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training to teach autistic children social, behavioral, verbal and reasoning skills. Some students are required to have this training as a result of their individualized education plan (IEP.) ...
Categories: News
Merrimack mom makes emotional plea to save health care mandates - Nashua Telegraph
Merrimack mom makes emotional plea to save health care mandates
Nashua Telegraph
Two years ago, Mostrom was one of the leading advocates in the state for Connor's Law, which expanded early intervention treatment for autism, such as applied behavior analysis. Her two children, Levi and Selah, suffer from autism, and ABA has changed ...
and more »
Categories: News
Health insurance mandates defended - Nashua Telegraph
Health insurance mandates defended
Nashua Telegraph
Two years ago, Mostrom was one of the leading advocates in the state for Connor's Law, which expanded early intervention treatment for autism, such as applied behavior analysis. Her two children, Levi and Selah, suffer from autism, and ABA has changed ...
and more »
Categories: News
W.Va. Lawmakers Work to Fix Mistake in Autism Legislation - WSAZ-TV
W.Va. Lawmakers Work to Fix Mistake in Autism Legislation
WSAZ-TV
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a treatment that costs $30000 to $50000 a year. Experts say it's the best thing for any child with autism. “It's intensive teaching. You need a one to one teacher who's well trained,” Susannah Poe, who diagnoses ...
Parents push autism bill 'clean-up'Charleston Gazette
all 61 news articles »
Categories: News
Autism Families Optimistic - WCHS
WCHS
Autism Families Optimistic
WCHS
The original intent of the bill was just to cap coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis. Bill supporter Jill McLaury says representatives of about 30 families at the capitol Monday wanted to remind lawmakers of the original intent of the bill.
and more »
Categories: News
Autism Families Get Boost - West Virginia MetroNews
Autism Families Get Boost
West Virginia MetroNews
The original intent of the bill was just to cap coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis. Bill supporter Jill McLaury says representatives of about 30 families at the capitol Monday wanted to remind lawmakers of the original intent of the bill.
and more »
Categories: News
Special Learning, Inc. Holds 4 120-minute Live Webcasts for the Month of February - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
Special Learning, Inc. Holds 4 120-minute Live Webcasts for the Month of February
PR Web (press release)
From BCBA experts with more than 50 years of collective experience in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Learning is proud to host 4 120-minute live webcasts. Special Learning, Inc. a comprehensive autism solutions company announced today that it is ...
and more »
Categories: News
SJU Autism Studies Minor Earns Behavior Analyst Certification - Newswise (press release)
SJU Autism Studies Minor Earns Behavior Analyst Certification
Newswise (press release)
Applied Behavior Analysis is a well-developed evidenced-based discipline among the helping professions and is used especially in treating individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Applied behavior analysts can help individuals with ASD through ...
Categories: News
McDonnell signs emergency autism legislation - Augusta Free Press
Augusta Free Press
McDonnell signs emergency autism legislation
Augusta Free Press
Bob McDonnell on Tuesday signed House Bill 1106, which covers providers of applied behavior analysis under last year's autism insurance legislation, into law. After the 2011 General Assembly adjourned, the Attorney General's office notified the Board ...
McDonnell signs bill that provides insurance coverage for autistic childrenWashington Post (blog)
all 76 news articles »
Categories: News
FEAT-Houston to host 'The 123s of ABA' workshop - Ultimate West U
FEAT-Houston to host 'The 123s of ABA' workshop
Ultimate West U
Participants should have basic training in applied behavior analysis skills and should have attended at least one ABCs of ABA workshop before attending. The workshop will address aggression, attention, motivation, hyperactivity and prompt dependency ...
Categories: News
WVU disabilities program seeks families from region for child autism study ... - The Republic
WVU disabilities program seeks families from region for child autism study ...
The Republic
Poe says applied behavior analysis is the most researched and recommended treatment for young children, and this project can help parents use it. Pediatrics professor Susannah Poe says West Virginia has too few practitioners to meet demand.
WVU recruits families for autism study, therapyNECN
all 31 news articles »
Categories: News
WVU recruits families for autism study, therapy - Yorkdispatch.com
WVU recruits families for autism study, therapy
Yorkdispatch.com
Currently, the state has 27 board-certified behavior analysts to treat the one in 100 children diagnosed. Poe says applied behavior analysis is the most researched and recommended treatment for young children, and this project can help parents use it.
and more »
Categories: News