Research Bio
Dr. Smith and colleagues conduct studies on the efficacy of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One area of interest is early intensive behavioral intervention, which begins at the age of four years or younger and involves the provision of 20 or more hours per week of service. Other current studies involve comparing outcomes of interventions such as different models of intervention for establishing communication in nonverbal children with autism, approaches to helping parents become effective teachers for their children, and medications and behavioral interventions for children with ASD who also have challenging behaviors.
2010
Smith, T., & Eikeseth, S. "O. Ivar Lovaas: Pioneer of applied behavior analysis and intervention for children with autism". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2010; . |
2010
Napolitano, D. A., Smith, T., Zarcone, J. R., Goodkin, K., & McAdam, D. B. "Increasing response diversity in children with autism". Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 2010; 43: 265-271. |
2009
Wick, J., & Smith, T. "Controversial treatments for children with autism in the popular media." ABA Special Interest Gruop Newsletter. 2009; 25(1): 5-11. |
2008
Smith, T. "Empirically supported and unsupported treatments for autism spectrum disorders". 2008; 6: 3-21. |
2007 May
Eikeseth S, Smith T, Jahr E, Eldevik S. "Outcome for children with autism who began intensive behavioral treatment between ages 4 and 7: a comparison controlled study." Behavior modification. 2007 May 0; 31(3):264-78. |
