Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective Tapa blanda - 2016

Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D., is the director of the Autism Research Institute (ARI). Active in the field of autism for over 35 years, he was named director of ARI in 2006 after the passing of autism pioneer and advocate, Dr. Bernard Rimland. Dr. Edelson has conducted research in a variety of areas comprising behavior, biomedical, sensory issues, and cognition; he has published peer-reviewed research articles with many notables in the autism field, including Drs. Bernard Rimland, Ivar Lovaas, Temple Grandin, Melvin Kaplan, and Margaret Bauman. He is a participant on the Panel of Professional Advisors for the Autism Society of America (ASA) and he is a former ASA Board member and a past president of the Autism Society of Oregon. Jane Johnson is Managing Director and Board Member of the Autism Research Institute (ARI). Jane moderates the four ARI support listservs, helps organize the think tanks, and helps edit the ARI e-newsletter. She has edited three books with her mother: Dr. Bryan Jepson's Changing the Course of Autism, Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes, and Families of Adults with Autism: Stories and Advice for the Next Generation. Jane lives in New York City.