Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment

Chapter 1. Prologue and Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Lovaas Model: Love It or Hate it, but First Understand It.- Chapter 3. Early Start Denver Model.- Chapter 4. The New England Center for Children: Applied Behavior Analysis for Treating All Levels of ASD Severity.- Chapter 5. The Value of a Behavior Analysis of Language for Autism Treatment.- Chapter 6. Panel Discussion.- Chapter 7. Commentary on Commonalities and Divergence.- Chapter 8. Audience Questions and Closing Comments.- Chapter 9. ASD Treatment Implementation Parameters and Fidelity.

Raymond G. Romanczyk is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Clinical Psychology program at Binghamton University. He is a NY Licensed Behavior Analyst, NY Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral and received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. In addition, Dr. Romanczyk is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry of the SUNY Health Sciences Center of Syracuse. Dr. Romanczyk is the founder and director of the Institute for Child Development that has been providing clinical and educational services to children and families for 40 years, and is one of 10 programs cited in the Educating Children with Autism report of the National Research Council.
He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and he is a founding board member of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, was a member of the scientific advisory board of the National Autism Center, and a founding board member of the Council on Autism Services, a national organization of directors of autism service agencies. He is a consultant to the NYS Department of Health Early Intervention Program and was a panel member on the NYSDOH clinical guidelines for autism, one of the first empirically based reviews of autism assessment and treatment practices. He also serves as an associate editor and member of the editorial board and reviewer for numerous professional journals. Recent published works include "Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Public Policy, the Evidence Base, and Implementation Parameters" and "The Status of Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Weak Relationship of Science to Interventions". Dr. Romanczyk has presented several hundred addresses at regional, national, and international professional conferences regarding his applied and research work at the Institute, and has received numerous awards for his clinical and research accomplishments.