News summaries for autism therapy: evidence-based medicine (EBM)

definition of evidence-based medicine (EBM): Medical decisions that are based entirely upon data from well-controlled and well-designed scientific studies. The more positive studies available, the stronger the evidence behind the medicine. Consequently, a few case studies are not considered to be enough scientific evidence to support a therapeutic practice as evidence-based.
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Tablet Computers as Method for Kids with Autism to Communicate, Summarized Mar 6, 2013

New research from the University of Canterbury (UC) has shown that non-verbal kids with autism can use tablet computers successfully to request food and toys. Dr. Dean Sutherland, UC researcher, explained, “This is an exciting finding that provides evidence to support the use of these devices but we have some way to go to fully complete this study.” Sixty percent of the children they studied preferred the tablet as a way to communicate as opposed to PECs or sign language. Sutherland said their next step is to determine if children learn better communication more quickly if they are using a device they are most comfortable with.

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Animals May Help Kids with Autism be More Social, Summarized Mar 4, 2013

A recent study shows that children with autism were more social when animals were present. Marguerite E. O’Haire and her team of researchers studied children between the ages of 5 and 13. They watched as the children played with guinea pigs and then with toys. They found that the kids were more social – able to laugh, talk, and make eye contact more – when the live animals were there. O’Haire based her study on others that used animals including dogs, turtles, and rabbits.

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Texas Gets New Autism Learning Center, Summarized Feb 8, 2013

ACI Learning Centers opened a full-service autism facility in Southlake TX. ACI Learning Centers, which has locations around the U.S., including facilities for military families, focuses on evidence-based therapies, ABA, and other developmental delays. Nancy Champlin, executive director, explained, “We specialize in teaching what others find most challenging — and in my experience, the most valuable — which is verbal communication, social interaction and play skills.” ACI Learning Centers offers support to parents and families by using play therapy as the way to best accomplish new skills.

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Global Autism Project Announces New Distance ABA Supervision, Summarized Jan 31, 2013

Many countries in the world have less than 10 (or none at all) certified applied behavior analysis (ABA) professionals. One of the reasons there are so few, besides lack of awareness, is that to be certified, an ABA-certified therapist must directly supervise ABA student-therapists. The Global Autism Project hopes to raise the number by starting a distance supervision program. The clinical director, Ann Beirne, explained, “Our mission is to support professionals and promote evidence-based practice worldwide. We are now taking a more active role in addressing the global shortage of people trained to work with individuals with autism.”

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Synonyms for evidence-based medicine (EBM) include: evidence, evidence-based, evidence-based teaching, evidence-based therapy, well designed studies, well designed study, well-designed studies, well-designed study
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