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13th Annual Autism Conference; San Francisco, CA; 2019

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Special Event #14
An Update From the Autism Special Interest Group
Saturday, January 19, 2019
3:50 PM–4:20 PM
Grand Ballroom A-C
Chair: Justin Leaf (Autism Special Interest Group, Autism Partnership Foundation)
 
JUSTIN LEAF (Autism Special Interest Group, Autism Partnership Foundation)
 
The purposes of the Autism Special Interest Group (Autism SIG) are to (1) promote evidence based practices in regard to treatment for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); (2) promote best practices as it relates to procedures/interventions based upon the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) as it relates to individuals diagnosed with ASD; (3) help individuals diagnosed with ASD, families of individuals diagnosed with ASD, and consumers to identify components of evidence based practices, quality behavioral intervention, and effective treatments; (4) help protect individuals diagnosed with ASD and their families from ineffective, non-evidence based, and/or potential harmful treatment(s); (5) serve as a scientific and professional reference and networking group for its members; and (6) organize an annual meeting to provide a forum for discussion of the affairs of the SIG. In this talk we will briefly describe recent developments that have occurred within the Autism SIG as well as future plans in the upcoming year.
 

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