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February 20, 2022

Evidence Based Practices

Staying with the theme of evidence based practice (EBP), there are plenty of valuable resources that can help a clinician or parent navigate what is EBP or not EBP once you get past the hurdle of finding the appropriate Google search. Hopefully one of your searches will help you reach the Association for Science and Autism Treatment (ASAT). They have a bank of information about fad treatments and pseudoscientific interventions. They even shed light to the fact that some clinicians claim underwater basket weaving is beneficial for individuals with autism and cite their work! Have your trainee review 

https://asatonline.org and explore where the depths of a Google search can bring you!

Also, we were not kidding - here is the link to the underwater basket weaving! Share the link with your trainee and have them role play how they would respond to someone who inquired about this.

https://asatonline.org/.../underwater-basket-weaving