A couple of catch-up notices
Did you miss seeing these earlier in the week?
I was slack. I didn’t drop a couple of notices that regular readers of Special Education Today might have come to expect to see in these parts. Here we have notes about (a) ‘Fred’s’ Fixed Interval listings and (b) the Association for Science in Autism Treatment newsletter:
Over in 22(5) of Science in Autism Treatment, ASAT has some important items for readers concerned about autism, research, interventions, and more.1
Please start with Reva Mathieu-Sher’s and David Celiberti’s review of the documentary, “Tell Them You Love Me.” The introduction begins in this way: “The following review critically examines the documentary Tell Them You Love Me, which presents a complex, unsettling, and deeply personal narrative centered on Derrick, a non-vocal Black man with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, and his family….” Some readers may have already seen this film about the relationship between Derrick Johnson and Anna Stubblefield, a Rutgers University professor who used facilitated communication with Mr. Johnson. The good doctors Mathieu-Sher and Celiberti describe how popular media products misrepresent autism and research and the deleterious consequences of doing so.
In a related section of the newsletter, Alison Moors Lipshin discussed assent and consent, topics that should be of interest to behavior analysts.
The ASAT folk cover plenty of other notable topics such as Relationship Development Intervention (e.g., another popular method for autism therapy), internal validity of research studies, and more. I encourage SET readers to subscribe to the SIAT newsletter. It’s a great way to keep up with autism science and it’s free.
Over on The Fixed interval, ‘Fred’ published the weekly update on applied behavior analysis research, “ABA this week” (the week spanning 20 April to 26 April 2025). As usual, ‘Fred’ provided references and links (and sometimes 1- or 2-sentence summaries) to current publications on behavior analysis. This issue featured a dozen scholarly publications, book publications, podcasts, blogs, and lots more. ‘Fred’ publishes via Substack (same as SET), so when you read the post linked here, you can find a way to start your own subscription.
There were plenty of other things I should have covered last week. Fail. Sigh. Mayhaps I can catch up2 on one or two later. In the meantime, I hope you find these sources of interest and value and click through to read them in the original. Also, please consider sharing this post with colleagues, friends, and neighbors.
Footnotes
It is notable that ASAT publishes materials in multiple languages (see the red button at the top right of ASATOnline). People around earth concerned about autism, science, evidence-based practices may find the translations self in their work with individuals and families.
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