Highlighting Evidence Based Practices of the Autism Initiative | PaTTANpod [S4E14]

Listen to Educational Consultant, Amiris Dipuglia, speak to the evidence-based practices deployed by the autism initiative. Click here for more episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkBP2csbOssi3rUsfM-yQT1DVGUihxg2 Also available in podcast format on iTunes and Google Play Music iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pattanpod/id1436873041?mt=2 Google Play Music https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwyth5xyq26f67f4qrzktutbxke?t=PaTTANpod Amiris Dipuglia obtained her degree as a medical doctor in 1991 from the Pontificate Catholic University Mother and Master in the Dominican Republic.  When her eldest son Alexander was diagnosed with autism, she abandoned her medical career and pursued her certification as a behavior analyst.  Amiris has dedicated the past twenty years to serving children with autism and other developmental delays by providing training and consultation to staff members in educational programs as well as homebound service providers on the implementation of evidence based-interventions derived from the field of applied behavior analysis.  She also provides training to family members in order to promote and facilitate collaboration as well as optimize outcomes.  She is currently one of the state leads for the PaTTAN Autism Initiative and also serves as a parent consultant. Host Dawn Durham Producer John Ragsdale Technical Support Michael Esposito Creative Assistance Lisa Smith Marci Davis PaTTAN Leadership Team Angela Kirby Chris Cherny Victor Rodriguez-Diaz Animation Media Solutions Special thank you to Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Bureau of Special Education Visit our website at http://www.pattan.net