Our Authors

With more than 35 years as recognized experts in the treatment of autism, Autism Partnership’s leadership team are the “Original Autism Pioneers.” Their senior staff started their work together in the 1970’s at the UCLA Young Autism Project. Under the mentoring autism pioneer Dr. Ivar Lovaas, Ron Leaf, John McEachin, Mitchell Taubman, Tracee Parker, Sandy Slater and Andi Waks learned their profession. Autism Partnership offers scientifically proven methodology aimed at recovery.

Danielle Baker, M.S.
Sense and Nonsense

Danielle Baker has over 14 years experience working with children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. Baker worked with Dr. Ronald Leaf at Straight Talk Developmental Services, a comprehensive behavioral treatment program for adults with developmental disabilities which provided residential, day treatment, supported living and supported employment services. From 1994 to 2007, she worked with Dr. Leaf and Dr. McEachin at Behavior Therapy, Learning Center and Autism Partnership. Ms. Baker has provided consultation in the application of intensive behavioral intervention to families, agencies, and school districts throughout the United States and England. She earned her Bachelors degree in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. She received her Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University.

Andy Bondy, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense

Andy Bondy has over 35 years experience working with children and adults with autism and related developmental disabilities. For more than a dozen years he served as the Director of the Statewide Delaware Autistic Program. He and his wife, Lori Frost, pioneered the development of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Based upon principles described in Skinner’s Verbal Behavior, the system gradually moves from relatively simple yet spontaneous manding to tacting with multiple attributes. He has designed the Pyramid Approach to Education (with Beth Sulzer-Azaroff) as a comprehensive combination of broad-spectrum behavior analysis and functional communication strategies. This approach aims to help professionals and parents design effective educational environments for children and adults with developmental disabilities within school, community, and home settings. He is the co-founder of Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc., an organization comprised of an internationally based team of specialists from many fields working together to promote integration of the principles of applied behavior analysis within functional activities, as well as emphasizing the development of functional communication skills independent of modality.

Marlene Driscoll, MA, LMFT
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Marlene Driscoll is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in work with families of children with autism. She is currently the Site Director for the Autism Partnership Seal Beach office and her duties include clinical supervision, counseling, program development, interventionist training and development. Ms. Driscoll began working with Drs. Leaf and McEachin in 1992 as a consultant for the Behavior Therapy and Learning Center, a center focusing on parent training for families with developmentally disabled children. She earned her Masters Degree in counseling from Loyola Marymount University in 1996. She has extensive experience in the use of Applied Behavioral Analysis and early intervention with autistic children. She has consulted with families and school districts throughout the United States and internationally.

Alicia M. Ellis, M.Ed., M. S.
It’s Time for School

Alicia Ellis worked for over 20 years in the field of Special Education as a Speech-LanguagePathologist and as a Special Education Administrator in the sixth largest school district in the United States. Ms. Ellis received her Master of Education degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology from San Jose State University. Ms. Ellis served as an adjunct professor teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in language disorders at San Jose State University, as well as at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Until her death in 2002, Ms. Ellis was sought after to present both nationally and internationally in the areas of Autism and Language Disorders and worked tirelessly as an administrator supporting teachers and speech pathologists in developing effective programming for students diagnosed with autism.

BJ Freeman, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense

B.J. Freeman is Professor Emerita of Medical Psychology at UCLA School of Medicine. She is the Founder and past Director of the UCLA Autism Evaluation Clinic, and co-founder of UCLA’s Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program. Dr. Freeman is considered an international authority in the diagnosis, psychological assessment and treatment of autistic children and adults and related developmental disabilities. She has published over 100 articles in scientific journals and books in the area of autism. She spends much of her professional time working with families and service organizations, presenting at parent and professional conferences and consulting with school districts to develop appropriate programs. Having recently retired after 30 years at UCLA, Dr. Freeman continues to practice in the Los Angeles area.

Craig H. Kennedy, Ph.D.
It’s Time for School

Craig Kennedy is Chair of the Special Education Department, Professor of Special Education and Pediatrics and Director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Behavior Analysis Clinic. His research focuses on the environmental, genetic, and neurobiological causes of problem behavior in people with developmental disabilities. He is a board certified behavior analyst and a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. He is a member of the American Association on Mental Retardation, Association for Behavior Analysis, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Society for Neuroscience, and TASH. He is a former associate editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Behavioral Education, and Journal of The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps.

Ronald Leaf, Ph.D.
Work In Progress, Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time For School

Ronald Leaf is a licensed psychologist who has over 35 years of experience in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Leaf began his career working with Ivar Lovaas while receiving his undergraduate degree at UCLA. Subsequently he received his doctorate under the direction of Dr. Lovaas. During his years at UCLA, he served as Clinic Supervisor, Research Psychologist, Interim Director of the Autism Project and a lecturer. He was extensively involved in several research investigations, contributed to The ME Book and is a co-author of The ME Book Videotapes, a series of instructional tapes for teaching autistic children. Dr. Leaf has provided consultation to families, schools, day programs and residential facilities on a national and international basis. Dr. Leaf is the Executive Director of Behavior Therapy and Learning Center, a mental health agency that consults with parents, care providers and school personnel. Dr. Leaf is a Co-Director of Autism Partnership.

John McEachin, Ph.D.
Work In Progress, Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

John McEachin is a clinical psychologist who has been providing behavioral intervention to children with autism, as well as to adolescents and adults with a wide range of developmental disabilities for more than 30 years. He received his graduate training under Professor Ivar Lovaas at UCLA, working on the Young Autism Project. During his 11 years at UCLA, Dr. McEachin served in various roles including Clinic Supervisor, Research and Teaching Assistant, Visiting Professor and Acting Director. His research has included the long-term follow-up study of young autistic children who received intensive behavioral treatment, which was published in 1993. In 1994, he joined Ron Leaf in forming Autism Partnership, which they co-direct and since have co-authored a widely used treatment manual, A Work in Progress. Dr. McEachin has lectured throughout the world and has helped establish treatment centers and classrooms for children with autism in North America, Australia, Asia and Europe.

Toby Mountjoy
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Toby Mountjoy is the Associate Director of Autism Partnership. Mr Mountjoy is responsible for overseeing over 100 full time staff members in the Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo offices. Mr Mountjoy has been working with individuals with autism for over 12 years in a multitude of ways. He has provided direct therapy, parent training and has supervised home and clinic based ABA programs in the Asian offices. Mr Mountjoy has also opened and overseen ABA based kindergarten programs in both Singapore and Hong Kong. In January 2007, Mr. Mountjoy established the first fully registered primary school for children with autism in Hong Kong, which has a capacity of up to 64 children. In addition and on a regular basis, Mr Mountjoy has helped consult agencies, school districts and families in other countries including the Phillipines, Columbia, Indonesia, Malaysia, USA, China and Vietnam.

Doris Soluaga Murtha, M.A.
Sense and Nonsense

Doris Soluaga Murtha has been a staff member of Autism Partnership since 1996. Her experience implementing intensive Applied Behavior Analysis programs for autistic children spans ten years. She earned her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles in 1995. She received her Masters in Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud University, Minnesota in 2005. Currently, Ms. Murtha is a Mentor at Autism Partnership providing advanced training and supervision to program coordinators. She has presented both nationally and internationally at conferences on Applied Behavior Analysis. In addition, she provides consultations and training to families and school districts throughout the United States, England, Asia and South America.

Leticia Palos-Rafuse, M.S.
It’s Time for School

Leticia Palos-Rafuse has been a staff member of Autism Partnership since 1996. Her experience implementing intensive Applied Behavior Analysis programs for autistic children spans more than a decade. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles in 1996. She received her Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud University, Minnesota in 2005. She has presented at conferences on Applied Behavior Analysis and has provided consultation to school districts, families and other related agencies both nationally and internationally. Leticia has worked within the Maui school district teaching and providing on-site continuous management of a pre-school model classroom program while training district employees. Formerly, she co-taught an elementary school model classroom providing ongoing mentoring and training to Autism Partnership personnel. Currently, Mrs. Palos-Rafuse provides consultation and training to families and school districts.

Tracee Parker, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Tracee Parker has over 25 years of treatment and research experience in the field of Autism and Developmental Disabilities and earned a Doctoral Degree in Psychology from UCLA in 1990. Her training experience included five years working on the UCLA Young Autism Project directed by Dr. Ivar Lovaas. During this time she served in the capacities of teaching and as research assistant, as well as Clinic Supervisor. As a research assistant, Dr. Parker was closely involved in a number of studies including long term treatment follow-up of young autistic children and changes in self-stimulatory behavior during treatment. Dr. Parker worked 12 years at Straight Talk Clinic, Inc., a residential and day behavioral treatment program serving adults with developmental disabilities. She served as Associate Director until 1997. Dr. Parker is currently a Clinical Associate with Autism Partnership and Associate Director for Behavior Therapy and Learning Center. Dr. Parker has presented at national and international conferences in the areas of behavioral treatment, autism and social/sexual issues and intervention. Over the past 20 years, she has provided consultation to residential and day programs, school districts, families and other related agencies.

Jonathan Rafuse, M.A.
It’s Time for School

Jon Rafuse graduated from UCLA in 1988 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and then received a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in 1991. In 1992, he began working for the May Institute in Chatham, Massachusetts, eventually running one of the off-campus group homes housing students dramatically impaired with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 1995, he joined the Autism Partnership staff, providing intensive Applied Behavior Analysis services to the families of children diagnosed with Autism. His experience in this specific area of Behavioral Psychology spans 15 years. Currently, Mr. Rafuse is a consultant providing advanced training, mentoring and supervision to service providers and teachers within school districts across the United States. He has presented both nationally and internationally at conferences on Applied Behavior Analysis, and has consulted and trained families, program staff and school districts throughout the United States, England, Saudi Arabia, Australia and New Zealand.

David Rosteter, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense

Dave Rostetter has served as a consultant to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, the U. S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services since leaving the U. S. Department of Education in 1986. While working at the Department, he served as Director of the Division of Assistance to States with responsibility for the administration of IDEA-B and relevant EDGAR requirements through review of state education plans, awarding of funds, monitoring and the provision of technical assistance to states. Since leaving the Department in 1986, he has worked in a variety of consultant and expert roles. Selected recent work experience include consulting to State Departments of Education, serving as an expert witness, and being appointed as a Monitor and Special Master to assist school district’s to comply with State and Federal Laws and Regulations.

Richard Schroder
It’s Time for School

Rick Schroder has been a staff member of Autism Partnership since 1995. His experience implementing intensive Applied Behavior Analysis programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder spans ten years. He was a therapist and senior therapist at the UCLA Autism Project directed by Ivar Lovaas. He earned his Bachelors degree in Psychology from UCLA. He provides consultations and training to families and school districts throughout the United States. Rick is a Special Education Teacher for a middle school model classroom. Rick has presented at international conferences on the treatment and education for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Sanford Slater, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense

Sandy Slater is a licensed psychologist who has worked with children and adults who have been diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities since 1981. As an undergraduate student at UCLA, he began working with Ronald Leaf, John McEachin, and O. Ivar Lovaas on the Young Autism Project. For more than two years he functioned as a Senior Therapist, Therapist, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant on the Young Autism Project. After completing his B.A. in Psychology, Dr. Slater worked with Dr. Leaf at Straight Talk Developmental Services, a comprehensive behavioral treatment program for adults with developmental disabilities. After earning his doctorate in Clinical Psychology, he worked as the Clinical Director of Straight Talk, Inc. until 1996. Dr. Slater has worked with Dr. Leaf and Dr. McEachin at Behavior Therapy and Learning Center and Autism Partnership since 1990. He has consulted with families and school districts throughout the United States, Canada and England and he supervises treatment cases in the greater Los Angeles area. He earned his Master Degree in General Psychology from Eastern Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florida.

Jennifer Styzens, M.S.
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Jennifer Styzens has over 20 years of experience in the field of developmental disabilities and autism and received her Masters at St. Cloud State University. Formerly, she served as the Director of Client Services for Straight Talk Clinic, which provided residential and day treatment services to adults with developmental disabilities, and worked as a parent trainer for the Behavior Therapy and Learning Center, which furnishes training to parents of children with developmental disabilities. She has been a staff member of Autism Partnership since 1997. Jennifer has presented at national and international conferences in the areas of behavioral treatment, autism and social/sexual issues and intervention. Over the past 20 years, she has provided consultation to residential and day programs, school districts, families and other related agencies and is a special education teacher for a middle school model classroom.

Mitchell Taubman, Ph.D.
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Mitch Taubman worked with Dr. Ivar Lovaas as an undergraduate at UCLA in the early 1970s, providing treatment to children with autism, ADHD, and other disorders. Subsequently, he attended the University of Kansas and studied with such founders of Applied Behavior Analysis as Dr. Donald Baer, Dr. Todd Risely, Dr. James Sherman, and his Doctoral Advisor, Montrose Wolf. Upon completing his Ph.D. at the University of Kansas, He returned to UCLA post-doctorally, where he brought Teaching Interactions, from the Kansas model, to autism treatment. At UCLA, he served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology and as Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Lovaas on a Federal Grant directed at autism treatment. After this post-doctoral work, he obtained his license as a Clinical Psychologist and also served as Clinical Director of Straight Talk, a program providing residential and day treatment services to adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Dr. Taubman is currently the Associate Director of Autism Partnership, where he provides treatment oversight, training, and consultation both nationally and internationally.

Andrea Waks, JD.D.
Sense and Nonsense, It’s Time for School

Andrea Waks is the Director of Client Services at Autism Partnership. She began working with children with autism in the late 1970s at UCLA on the Young Autism Project, where she served as a Senior Therapist, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant. Andi has worked with Drs. Leaf and McEachin on the Young Autism Project and on Behavior Therapy at the Learning Center, Straight Talk and Autism Partnership. She earned her Masters Degree in General Psychology at Pepperdine University in 1983 and returned to school in 1993 to pursue a law degree. She practiced special education law, representing families of children with autism, before returning to Autism Partnership full-time. Her current duties include conducting behavioral assessments, IEP preparation, policy review, and classroom consultation. She consults with families and school districts both locally and nationally.

Tammy White, M. Ed.
It’s Time for School

Tammy White has over 20 years of teaching experience in the field of Special Education and received her Master of Education degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition, Ms. White has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Special Education department. Her work for nearly 10 years has focused on collaborating with schools and school districts to develop and enhance effective programs for students with Autism. She has presented at national conferences on topics related to educational programming for students with autism, inclusive programming for students with disabilities, and positive behavioral supports for students with emotional disturbance. Ms. White currently works as a Behavioral Consultant for Autism Partnership where she teaches in an autism training classroom, providing hands-on training to mentor teachers and staff, as well as consulting families and school districts locally and nationally.

J. Tyler Fovel, M.A., BCBA
ABA Program Companion

Tyler Fovel received an M.A.in Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis) from Northeastern University in 1979, and has been active in ABA for 26 years. He participated in a year-long supervised practicum for professionals in applied behavior analysis therapy with Bridget Taylor, Gina Green, and Lynn Brennen sponsered by The Autism Partnership for Behavior Analysis. He is a senior consultant for ABA programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Mr. Fovel founded Strategic Alternatives in 1986, specializing in program development and delivery for families, schools, agencies, and facilities. Serving those with autism and other developmental disabilities, as well as a wide variety of other special needs, the company has been active in the Massachusetts area, Connecticut , and New York through individual consultation, home-based educational programs, workshops, and lectures. Areas of specialization include: behavior analysis, ABA educational programs (home-based or otherwise), functional analysis, scenario-based program model, quality enhancement, and evaluation of psychotropic medication. In 1992, he received the Pathfinder Award from Alternatives Unlimited Inc. - Award for significant innovation in program development. In 1993, he became the Director of a pilot program receiving the Governor's Pride in Performance Award (Residential program serving adults with developmental disabilities, Massachusetts, 1993).

Kelly McKinnon, M.A., BCBA
Social Skills Solutions

Kelly McKinnon is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst running a progressive, comprehensive therapeutic clinic for children located in San Juan Capistrano, California. The innovative clinic combines Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Skills Classes using the principles of ABA and Attention & Auditory Processing. She has worked with children & adults with autism and other developmental disabilities for over 15 years. Kelly earned her Master’s degree in counseling psychology from Boston College in 1992 and has a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education from Penn State. Kelly has provided articles in several publications, including The Autism News of Orange County and the Rest of the World. She presents regularly on appropriate curriculum for children with autism, and how to teach social skills using ABA approaches. In Development is a comprehensive program on collaborating ABA and speech and language services, with Shaun Howell, CCC-SLP for children with autism.

Janis Krempa, M.Ed., BCBA
Social Skills Solutions

Janis Krempa, M.Ed., BCBA, is currently in private practice in Florida. She has worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families for over 20 years. She received her undergraduate degree in Education and Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned her Masters degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She did post graduate work at UCLA and holds a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education from Penn State. Ms. Krempa strives to make ABA interventions practical and accessible for students, teachers, parents and other professionals.

Stephanny F.N. Freeman, Ph.D.
Improving Social Behaviors

Dr. Freeman is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Child Psychiatry at UCLA, a licensed clinical psychologist, and Co-director of the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP). She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Special Education. As an elementary school teacher, she worked with children with autism and other exceptional children, designing individualized curricula and behavior plans. In graduate school, Dr. Freeman conducted assessments in a clinical environment, establishing expertise in cognitive, academic, language, and adaptive behavior instruments for children aged two to 18. Early research interests included social (peers and friendship) and emotional (recognition, empathy, and problem-solving) development. During a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship, she coordinated and carried out research-based intervention services for preschool children with autism.
Dr. Freeman directs the day-to-day activities of ECPHP staff and coordinates the evaluation, treatment, and development of appropriate multidisciplinary programs for school-aged and severely impaired children with autism. She assists parents in developing appropriate educational programs and school-based modifications, behavior education and training, and cognitive and social/emotional/play development. Current research areas include targeting core deficits and intervention, best-practice interdisciplinary interventions, and play/social skills development.

Gazi Begum, M.A.
Improving Social Behaviors

Gazi Begum completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. After completing her B.A., she worked at the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program for two years. Currently, Ms. Begum is a doctoral student in School Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. She is a recipient of the Doug Flutie Fellowship. Her research focuses on improving social and behavioral functioning of children with developmental disabilities through home-school partnerships. Ms. Begum also works at SEARCH, a family autism center that provides resources to low income and Spanish speaking families who have children with autism spectrum disorder.

Kristen Hayashida, Ed.M.
Improving Social Behaviors

Kristen Hayashida currently instructs and nurtures high-functioning children with autism at the University of California, Los Angeles, Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (UCLA ECPHP). Serving as head teacher, she helps design and implement comprehensive treatment plans to improve her students’ ability to function in the general education classroom and among their peers of conventional development. Additionally, Kristen is involved in research that examines co-occurring social and behavioral disorders in the clinic population of children with autism spectrum disorders. Kristen has also taught weekly social skills groups for young children with autism.
Kristen holds a Masters in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Human Development and Psychology. She graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology.
Kristen’s passion for underserved children with autism drives her to pursue novel ways to create social settings which allow them to participate in, and take advantage of, more mainstream programming for children.

Tanya Paparella, Ph.D.
Improving Social Behaviors

Dr. Paparella is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Child Psychiatry at UCLA and a licensed clinical psychologist. As Co-director of ECPHP, she is a specialist in the field of autism, having spent more than 15 years in intervention and research. Dr. Paparella received her master’s degrees in Special Education and in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Her formative years in applied autism intervention were spent at the Douglas Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University where she designed, implemented, and evaluated educational programs. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from UCLA and completed a two-year National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship in the Division of Child Psychiatry.
Dr. Paparella oversees the daily activities of ECPHP staff. She is actively involved in all aspects of the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children with autism from 18 months to four years of age. She works closely with parents to support and educate them in all aspects of their child’s treatment. Dr. Paparella provides ongoing clinical instruction for students, interns, and fellows from different specialties, and her research has focused on the development of core deficits in young children with autism. Her current clinical and research interests relate to the effectiveness of early intervention, particularly with respect to predictors of outcomes for toddlers on the autism spectrum.

Melinda Smith, M.D.
Teaching Playskills

Melinda Smith is the parent of two young boys, one of whom was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Throughout two years of intensive Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. Smith recognized the critical need to consistently incorporate play into any intervention program, depending initially on imitation and then moving steadily towards the goal of independent imaginative play. She found that the concept of play was surprisingly difficult for an adult to teach and that there was sparse literature addressing the issues and special nature of play for children with developmental delays and disorders. She networked with parents, researched on the internet, attended workshops and met with professionals who dealt with teaching playskills. Through her research and subsequent dealings with her son, she realized that she had useful information for the many parents in her same situation. Teaching Playskills to Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder is the culmination of her research and personal experience. As the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders grows at such an astonishing rate, parents like Melinda are meeting the lack of available product with innovative ideas that address the special needs of our constantly growing and learning children.

Gary Mayerson Esq.
How to Compromise with Your School District without Compromising Your Child

Gary Mayerson is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. In 2000, after 12 years as a commercial litigation partner with a well known Manhattan law firm, Mr. Mayerson withdrew from his partnership to start Mayerson & Associates, the first and only law practice in the country dedicated to representing children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. To date, he and his staff have worked with hundreds of families in more than two-dozen states, as far away as Alaska. Mr. Mayerson also has consulted internationally and has presented at numerous national conferences and universities. Mr. Mayerson has testified before Congress on the subject of the federal IDEA statute and is the author of “How to Try an Autism Case,” published in the June, 2003 edition of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine. His chapter, “Notes from the Front: The Current Wave in ABA Litigation,” appears in Dr. Lovaas' most recent book, Teaching Children with Developmental Delays (Pro-Ed 2003). He also wrote the foreword appearing in Science for Sale in the Autism Wars (SKF Books 2003).

Diana Luckevich, Ed.S., Ph.D.
Verbal Behavior Language Targets

Diana Luckevich is the mother of a child diagnosed with autism. Her book is an extensive repository of language components she compiled while teaching her child to speak. Her previous book, Language Targets to Teach a Child to Commuicate was well received by the Verbal Behavior community. She has changed the title and re-edited her book to be more accessible for parents and teachers. Dr. Luckevich’s doctorate dissertation and research focused on the vocabulary development of children on the Autism Spectrum while using computer assisted instruction.