Category Archives: Autism Research

CARD & Lineagen Offering Open House On Genetic Testing

By Tyler Bridges | Published: February 6, 2013
Lineagan

Card is happy to announce that on February 19th, that we will be teaming up with Lineagen to offer an open house presentation and discussion on the benefits of genetic testing with individuals on the spectrum.

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CARD IS HIRING!

By Tyler Bridges | Published: October 4, 2012
Hiring

We’re hiring Board Certified Behavioral Analysts (BCBA’s)! Are you a BCBA that is looking for employment? Do you know any BCBA’s that are looking for employment?

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The Autism Research Group

By Tyler Bridges | Published: September 24, 2012
ARG

That’s why CARD is proud to be apart of the Autism Research Group (ARG). This research group is led by CARD’s own Director of Research and Development, Dr. Jonathan Tarbox and is dedicated to making a change for the better for those with autism spectrum disorders.

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CARD Contributes Nearly $1 Million to Autism Research

By Julie Kornack | Published: July 11, 2012
Research

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) is the only private, for-profit corporation contributing significantly to autism research in the United States, ranking third among non-governmental organizations contributing to autism research in the United States, according to the 2010 IACC Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Portfolio Analysis Report. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a federal advisory committee that coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), released its annual IACC Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Portfolio Analysis Report, which “tracks US inputs or investments into autism research.” CARD’s investment in autism research has increased every year since IACC began tracking autism research funding.

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Autism Research Group Launches Non-Profit Organization to Improve Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism

By Daphne Plump | Published: April 3, 2012
ARG

“Our organization does research that matters to families of children with autism and our mission is to share the results with the world. ARG’s research findings will allow more families to access effective treatment,” says ARG Executive Director Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D.

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Assessing the Function of Stereotypy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Marlena Smith | Published: December 28, 2011
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In a recent study, CARD researcher Arthur Wilke and colleagues found stereotypy to be maintained by automatic reinforcement in the majority of children with ASD. Among the core features of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is the presence of repetitive and restricted behavior, also known as stereotypy. High rates of stereotypy can hinder social interaction and learning in children with ASD. As with any problem behavior, the function that is maintaining a stereotyped behavior must be identified before intervention can occur. Behaviors may be maintained by attention, escape, access to an object, or the behavior itself may be automatically reinforcing. For example, a child may repeatedly slap his hand against a flat surface because he likes the tingling feeling that results. While it is often assumed that the function of stereotypy in children with ASD is automatic, function should never be presumed based solely on the type of behavior. For this reason, CARD researchers investigated the function of stereotyped behavior in children with ASD.

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Center for Autism and Related Disorders Receives Social Skills Research Grant

By Jonathan Tarbox | Published: December 22, 2011
Research

San Diego, CA | December 19, 2011 – The National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR) has awarded the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) a Community Project Grant to conduct a randomized trial of a playgroup for teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders. Twenty-four children, ages five to seven, will learn critical social skills, such as sharing, turn-taking, initiating play, joining play, and maintaining play over the course of a 12-week program called Creating Opportunities to Meet Peers and Advance Social Skills (The COMPASS Project). The study will take place at CARD’s San Diego location with no cost to participants.

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CARD Researchers Publish On Challenging Behavior

By Jonathan Tarbox | Published: December 16, 2011
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We are happy to announce the publication of “The Handbook of High-Risk Challenging Behaviors in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.” CARD researchers Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, Amy Kenzer, PhD, and Michele Bishop, PhD, wrote the chapter on “Ruminative Vomiting,” a severe behavior that can have major health consequences if not treated rapidly and effectively. When children with autism ruminate, they voluntarily regurgitate into their own mouths, re-chew the food, and then re-swallow it.

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A Deeper Look Into Tantrums

By Morvarid Naghshineh | Published: December 9, 2011
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My hope is to draw your attention to Dr. Potegal’s recent claim that a tantrum may be a new scientific concept. Are we really clueless as to what tantrums are or should we continue to focus on such studies? The response is beyond this post, but it might serve to encourage behavior analysts to better disseminate ABA and its science, which has existed for close to 50 years.

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Dr. Jonathan Tarbox Comments on “Changing Perceptions: The Power of Autism”

By Marlena Smith | Published: November 14, 2011
JONATHAN TARBOX

This week,CARD Research Director Dr. Jonathan Tarbox was featured in the article “Is ThereAn Upside to Autism,” in response to Dr. Laurent Mottron’s opinions expressed in the recent commentary “Changing Perceptions: The Power of .rax_tsmdwc_main { float:right; background: ; border: ; padding: 10px; margin:0px 10px 10px 10px; margin-right:0px; } .rax_tsmswc_inner { float:right; margin:0px 10px 10px [...]

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