Autism

Websites

  • Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) – Click here
  • Autism Calgary Association – Click here
  • Autism Canada – Click here
  • Autism Speaks – Click here
  • Government of Alberta, Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) – Click here
  • National Autism Centre – National Autism Standards Project – Click here

Books

  • Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques (2003), by O. Ivar Lovaas – Click here
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis 2nd Edition (2006), by John O. Cooper, Timothy E. Heron and William L. Heward – Click here
  • Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals (1996), by Catherine Maurice, Gina Green and Stephen Luce – Click here 
  • A Work in Progress: Behaviour Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioural Treatment of Autism (1999), by Ron Leaf and John McEachin – Click here 
  • Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family’s Triumph Over Autism (1994), by Catherine Maurice – Click here 

Articles

  • Cohen, H., Amerine-Dickens, M., & Smith, T. (2006). Early intensive behavioral treatment: Replication of the UCLA model in a community setting. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27(2), 145-155.
  • Eldevik, S., Hastings, R. P., Hughes, J. C., Jahr, E., Eikeseth, S., & Cross, S.(2010). Using Participant Data to Extend the Evidence Base for Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children With Autism. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115(5).
  • Eldevik, S., Hastings, R. P., Hughes, J. C., Jahr, E., Eikeseth, S., & Cross, S. (2009). Meta-analysis of early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 38(3), 439-450.
  • Howard, J. S., Sparkman, C. R., Cohen, H. G., Green, G., & Stanislaw, H. (2005). A comparison of intensive behavior analytic and eclectic treatments for young children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 359-383.
  • Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 3-9.
  • McEachin, J. J., Smith, T., & Lovaas, O. I. (1993). Long-term outcome for children with autism who received early intensive behavioral treatment. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 97 (4), 359-372.
  • Peters-Scheffer, N., Didden, R., Korzilius, H., & Sturmey, P. (2011). A meta-analytic study on the effectiveness of comprehensive ABA-based early intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5(1), 60-69.
  • Rogers, S. J., & Vismara, L. A. (2008). Evidence-based comprehensive treatments for early autism. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37(1), 8-38.
  • Sallows, G. and Graupner, T. (2005). Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Children with Autism: Four Year Outcome and Predictors. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110 (6), 417-438.
  • Smith, T., Buch., G and Evslin-Gamby, T. (2000). Parent-directed, intensive early intervention for children with pervasive developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 21, 297-309.
  • Smith, T., Eikeseth, S., Klevstrand, M., and Lovaas, O.I. (1997). Intensive behavioral treatment for preschoolers with mental retardation and pervasive developmental disorder. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 102, 238-249.
  • Tomanik, S., Pearson, D.A., Loveland , K .A., Lane, D.M., & Shaw, J.B. (2007). Increasing the reliability of autism diagnoses: Examining the utility of adaptive functioning. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 37, 921-928.
  • Tomanik, S., Harris, G. & Hawkins, J. (2004). The relationship between behaviors exhibited by children with autism and maternal stress. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 29, 16-26.

Other Resources

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in Childhood (2017),by Walter Matthys and John E. Lochman – Click here 

  • Treatment of Childhood Disorders, 3rd Edition (2006), by Eric J. Mash and Russell A. Barkley – Click here
  • Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (2000), by Russell A. Barkley – Click here