by CAHumanServices | May 21, 2018 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
In 2012 Flanagan and colleagues presented evidence that infants’ head lag during a pull-to-sit task at age six months was significantly associated with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder at 36 months. The authors acknowledged limitations of the study, including a...
by CAHumanServices | Sep 11, 2017 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
There are indications that the emphasis on early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder has produced important positive changes in screening and diagnostic practices. Universal autism screening leads to earlier referral for evaluation, earlier age of diagnosis, and...
by teebark | Jun 2, 2017 | Best Practice Blog, Dr. Oswald's Corner
By Amanda Buchmeier, M.S., BCBA, LBA Registered Behavior Technicians are required to be supervised for 5% of the hours spent providing behavior-analytic services per month. Here are five strategies for making the most of that time and setting supervision up for...
by teebark | Jan 24, 2017 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A recent paper published in the Annual Review of Public Health (Lyall et al., 2017) offers a summary of the state of the science with respect to the epidemiology (i.e., the incidence, distribution, and possible control) of autism. This abstract quotes the main...
by teebark | Dec 4, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
In an increasingly multicultural country, clinicians and educators in the US are often confronted with autism spectrum disorder in children from bilingual or multilingual families. A persistent concern has been raised as to whether the language development of children...
by teebark | Dec 2, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A report in the Washington Post dated November 13, 2015 had the headline “Autism cases in U.S. jump to 1 in 45.” The story opened with the paragraph: “The number of autism cases in the United States appeared to jump dramatically in 2014 according to new...
