Recent Accomplishments

We are very proud to share some of the following accomplishments…

    • Completed our fifth year of monthly issues of Science in Autism Treatment (SIAT) addressing topics of importance to consumers and professionals alike.
    • Maintained our commitment to addressing all levels of ability and needs in the creation of new content.
    • Shared translated newsletter and website flyers in 23 languages (Arabic, Armenian, Bangla, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, French, French Canadian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Mandarin, Marathi, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese). Flyers in Urdu will be uploaded shortly.
    • Translated articles for parents of newly diagnosed children into Spanish, Russian, and Hindi.
    • Added several new members to our Scientific Review Committee (Drs. Kimberly Marshall, Lisa Tereshko, and Videsha Marya). Through the collective efforts our committee published several treatment summaries shared via our newsletter and website.
    • Developed specialized pages on the website for behavior analysts, speech-language pathologists, and occupational and physical therapists.
    • Maintained an active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter (X).
    • Continued to publish Media Watch letters and Facebook media alerts in response to accurate and inaccurate media articles and broadcasts.
    • Added three new members to our Board of Directors (Dan Unumb, Esq., Britta Gilmore, JD, PhD, and Nicole Stewart, MSEd, BCBA).
    • Expanded our Professional Advisory Board by adding new members (Nikki Estridge, BS, Anthony Sabatino, and Karen Fried, PsyD, BCBA-D).
    • Welcomed several new Externs seeking professional and personal development opportunities related to science-based autism treatment, as well as Catherine Curcio, MSW as one of our Externship Co-Coordinators.
    • Graduated three externs this year (Mi Trinh, BA, Aboli Jadhav, BE, and Kait Evoy, MS), two of whom have decided to continue an affiliation with ASAT in a long-term volunteer role for the betterment of advancing science in autism treatment.
    • Further developed the training modules and activities that are incorporated into our Externship experience.
    • Created a page of shareable memes on our website. There are 4 subsections in English followed by pages for Spanish, Arabic, and French
    • Hosted our first panel-style webinar event (with CE option for behavior analysts).
    • Continued collaboration with Different Roads to Learning to publish monthly blogs showcasing our content, as well as posting monthly in the NJABA newsletter.
    • Recruited several new sponsors both here in North America and abroad, making 2023 another year of successful sponsorship campaigns.

2024 Goals

With your help, we are excited to work toward these goals…

    • Continue to offer free, high-quality content through our website and monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment (SIAT) that embodies our commitment to science, compassion, and transparency.
    • Increase SIAT subscribers abroad, as well as teachers and parents of newly diagnosed children.
    • Increase the number of Facebook fans, Instagram followers, Twitter followers, and LinkedIn connections.
    • Increase ASAT’s visibility on the websites of other related organizations.
    • Upload and disseminate the second edition of our parent resource for families of newly diagnosed children and create a parent resource for families of children over the age of seven.
    • Through the efforts of Dr. Amy Bukszpan, our new Clinical Corner Coordinator, we will be reorganizing our vast library of Clinical Corner articles ton enhance accessibility.
    • Expand our website resources for parents of newly diagnosed children, faculty members, teachers, and physicians.
    • Expand upon our Professional Advisory Board with more medical professionals and tap more extensively into the wealth of experience and expertise of our members.
    • Translate our newsletter and website flyers into additional languages.
    • Support our international colleagues and families living outside the US through broader dissemination of our existing translated content.
    • Network and develop ongoing collaborative relationships with specific organizations, professionals, teacher associations, pediatric groups, and parent leaders both here in the United States and abroad to promote awareness of our resources and offerings.
    • Cultivate relationships with faculty from universities here in the United States and internationally, as well as create opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to learn more about science-based autism treatment.
    • Host an array of continuing education opportunities for professionals interested in best practices, ethical and compassionate service delivery, and evidence-based treatment (webinars, panel discussions, journal club).
    • Expand our sponsorship solicitation efforts to secure 100 professional sponsors both in North America and abroad.
    • Diversify our sponsors and look at ways to bring on new sponsors from different industries (e.g., state autism associations, advocacy groups, media groups, technology, medicine, etc.)

How you can help

    • Subscribe to our newsletter to remain informed about science-based treatments and encourage others to do the same.
    • Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter (X).
    • Support our important work through a donation in any amount. You can donate here.
    • If you represent an agency that shares our values, please also consider our sponsorship campaign.
    • Consider volunteering or participating in our externship program. If you are interested, please visit our volunteer page or externship page
    • Learn more about other ways to support ASAT here.
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