Episode 16: Pediatric Behaviour Analysis with Dr. Amy Tanner, Ph.D., BCBA-D

The Behaviour Speak Podcast

In this episode, Ben chats with Dr. Amy Tanner about assessment and intervention for infants and toddlers who are showing signs of autism, but are too young for a formal autism diagnosis.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

• BACB: 1.5 Learning
• IBAO: 1.5 Learning
• QABA: 1.5 General

Show Notes:

• Amy Tanner: https://www.dramytanner.com
• Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2019). Maximizing the potential for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorder through a parent-mediated verbal behaviour intervention. European Journal of Behaviour Analysis, 21(2), 271-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2020.1731259
• Amy Tanner Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5Zyb_Ji10
• Queen’s University Centre for Behaviour Analysis: https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforBehaviourAnalysis
• Karola Dillenburger: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/karola-dillenburger
• Katerina Dounavi: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/katerina-dounavi
• Infant Start: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25212413; https://youtu.be/ygRI4MJQY8Q
• Infant Toddler Checklist: https://brookespublishing.com/product/csbs-dp-itc
• The SPARC: https://www.dramytanner.com/about
• Lonnie Zwaigenbaum: https://www.ualberta.ca/medicine/about/people/details.html?n=lonnie-zwaigenbaum

References:

• Amy Weatherby and SORF:
  • Dow, D., Guthrie, W., Stronach, S. T., & Wetherby, A. M. (2017). Psychometric analysis of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags for autism spectrum disorder in toddlers. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 21(3), 301–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316636760
• Autism Observation Infant Scale:
  • Bryson, S. E., Zwaigenbaum, L., McDermott, C., Rombough, V., & Brian, J. (2008). The Autism Observation Scale for Infants: Scale development and reliability data. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(4), 731-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0440-y
• Systematic Literature Review:
  • Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2021). The emergence of autism symptoms prior to 18 months of age: A systematic literature review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51, 973-993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04618-w
• MacDonald, R., Parry-Cruwys, D., Dupere, S., & Ahearn, W. (2014). Assessing progress and outcome of early intensive behavioral intervention for toddlers with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(12), 3632-3644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.036