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One of the best ways for NECC to share research findings is through the many scientific publications that cover the field of Autism and related disorders. For example, summaries of studies conducted by our staff members – as well as those that were completed through collaborative efforts with other research centers and individual scientists - have appeared in periodicals such as the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Please review the sections and links below to see some of our recent and archived publications. You can also view our Research Newsletter, sign up to receive it automatically by email, or subscribe to have it sent directly to your home.

For more information, please feel free to contact us via e-mail.

The following are research articles written by NECC staff, in recent and upcoming publications.

Dube, W. V., Ahearn, W. H., Lionello-DeNolf, K. M., & McIlvane, W. J. (2009).   Behavioral momentum: Translational research in intellectual and developmental disabilities Behavior Analyst Today, 10, 238-253.

Mahoney, A.M., Miguel, C.F., Ahearn, W.H., & Bell, J. (in press).  The role of common motor responses in stimulus categorization by preschool children.  Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Ahearn, W. H. (2010).  Do Diets effectively treat autism? APBA Reporter, 15.

Ahearn, W. H., & Parry-Cruwys, D.E.,(2010).  [Review of the book "Just give him the whale"]. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 40, 1039-1041.

Bruzek, J.L., Thompson, R.H., & Peters, L.C. (2009).  Resurgence of infant caregiving responses. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 92, 327-343.

Groskreutz, N. C., Karsina, A. J., Miguel, C. F., & Groskreutz, M. P. (2010).   Using complex auditory-visual samples to produce emergent relations in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 131-136

Miguel, C.F., Clark, K.M., Tereshko, L., & Ahearn, W.H. (2009).   The effects of response interruption and redirection and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (sertraline) on vocal stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 883-888.

Roscoe, E.M., Rooker, G.W., Pence, S.T., & Longworth, L.J. (2009).  Assessing the utility of a demand assessment for functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 819-825.

Samaha, A.L., Volmer, T .R., Borrero, C., Sloman, K., St. Peter Pipkin, C., & Bourret, J. C. (2009).  Analyses of response-stimulus sequences in descriptive observations. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 447-468.

Tereshko, L., MacDonald, R.P.F., & Ahearn, W.H. (2010).  Strategies for teaching children with autism to imitate response chains using video modeling.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 479-489.

The following research articles written by NECC staff have appeared in various publications over the past 17 years. Please select year you wish to view from the links below:

2009 /  2008 /  2007 /  2006 /  2005 /  2004 /  2003 /  2002 /  2001 /  2000 /  1999 /  1998 /  1997 /  1996 /  1995 /  1994 /  1993 / 

NECC publishes a Research Newsletter in hopes that it will promote the importance of effective treatment of Autism through the application of good science. You can now view the complete current issue, as well as an archive of past issues, on this website. You may also sign up for a subscription list to receive newsletters via e-mail when they are published. More