By Alicia Marshall, MAT, BCBA LBS The transition back to school and back to a new routine is always an exciting, yet bittersweet time for students and educators. Carefree summer days are in the past, and getting back into a structured daily routine can be an overwhelming process. However, new tea…

by Daniel Antonsson If you would have asked me when I was young if I would ever be a father, then I would probably have said no. First of all, I felt that it would be difficult to find someone in this world that I could form such a strong bond with that parenting ever would be on the map. Also, I ne…

The insect-cognition researcher has done his work across continents, but Argentina is never far from his mind. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA WH questions are essential building blocks of communication. Understanding and responding to questions about who, what, when, where, and why is vital for a child’s language development. BCBAs and educators commonly focus on teaching these pivotal skills for many reason…

The 2021 Breakthrough Prize winner explains how reading widely shaped her worldview, and discusses the vomeronasal organ. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Nils Skudra This past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch Craig Gillespie’s Lars and the Real Girl, a heartwarming romantic comedy/drama about Lars Lindstrom, a socially awkward young man who orders a life-size female doll for companionship and treats it as a real person. The film provides an…

by Christian Berman I remember the smell of my Dad cooking old fashioned quick oats in a pot on the hot stove and making rye toast or Home Pride bread in the toaster with the burning smell, always with “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”, creamy Skippy peanut butter & Pal…

An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Kadin McElwain Society has a very poor way of treating people with Autism and approaching this topic. But there is a better way to approach Autism. Autism is a complicated disability. But these people are just as deserving of respect and human decency as any other person in society. But the probl…

Since 2021, Airbus engineers have collaborated with the French National Sports Agency to develop advanced equipment for disabled athletes. This effort, highlighted by commercials and billboards ahead of the Paralympic Games in Paris, focuses on high-tech sports prostheses and equipment. Despite thes…

by John Testore Never like these days, we’re experiencing a fast-paced global transition at the hands of Artificial Intelligence. No one and nothing will help us , used to sing the late visionary artist David Bowie in the 70s… how proving him wrong? No business is exempt. AI is showing to overtake …

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Shira Karpel, MEd, BCBA and Shayna Gaunt, MA, BCBA, How to ABA. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment, and like them on&nb…

By Ron Sandison Having autism has helped me write books, they are very detailed, they got crazy plotlines, and I am able to keep it all straight in my head and I know it’s because I am autistic. J.D. Barker J.D. Barker is an awarding-winning New York Times and international bestselling thriller wri…

As the U.S. Congress begins to discuss federal science funding for 2025, any plans to compensate for this year’s cuts to the neuroscience program face an uphill battle. SourceSource: Spectrum News