Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (FOCUS) offers practical educational and treatment suggestions for teachers, trainers, and parents of persons with autism or other pervasive developmental disabilities. FOCUS offers original research reports, position papers reflecting diverse philosophical and theoretical positions, effective intervention procedures, descriptions of successful programs, and media reviews.
All issues of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities are available to browse online. Published by the Hammill Institute on Disabilities and SAGE in association with the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities of The Council for Exceptional Children.
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities addresses issues concerning individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families. Manuscripts reflect a wide range of disciplines, including education, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, social work, and related areas. The journal’s editorial staff seeks manuscripts from diverse philosophical and theoretical positions.
| Kevin M. Ayres | University of Georgia, USA |
| K. Alisa Lowrey | University of Southern Mississippi, USA |
| Aleksandra Hollingshead | University of Idaho, USA |
| Jordan Shurr | Queen's University, Canada |
| Richard Simpson | University of Kansas, USA |
| Tyler-Curtis Elliott | University of Georgia, USA |
| Natalie Morris | University of Georgia, USA |
| Diane Adreon | University of Miami, USA |
| Charlotte Alverson | University of Oregon, USA |
| Monica Bellon-Harn | Lamar University, USA |
| Rhonda Black | University of Hawaii, USA |
| Andrew Bondy | Pyramid Educational Consultants, India |
| Emily C. Bouck | Michigan State University, USA |
| Michael Brady | Florida Atlantic University, USA |
| Mathew E. Brock | Ohio State University, USA |
| Tom Buggey | The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, USA |
| Joanne Cafiero | Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| Rachel Cagliani | University of Georgia, USA |
| Yvonne Carey | University of Illinois, USA |
| Christine Carnahan | University of Cincinnati, USA |
| Zhen Chai | California State University, Northridge, USA |
| Laura Chezan | Old Dominion University, USA |
| Su-Je Cho | Fordham University, USA |
| Kathleen Cook | Augustana University, USA |
| Susan Copeland | University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, USA |
| Ginerva Courtade | University of Louisville, USA |
| Evan Dart | University of South Florida, USA |
| Amanda E. DiGangi | Arizona State University, USA |
| Teresa Taber Doughty | University of Texas Arlington, USA |
| Karen Douglas | Illinois State University, USA |
| Sarah Douglas | Michigan State University, USA |
| Scott Dueker | Ball State University, USA |
| Karen Erickson | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA |
| Anya Evmenova | George Mason University, USA |
| Cindy Gevarter | University of New Mexico, USA |
| Rachel Goin-Kochel | Baylor College of Medicine, USA |
| Deborah Griswold | The University of Kansas, USA |
| Kyoung Gun Han | Dankook University, Republic of Korea |
| Taku Hagiwara | Hokkaido University of Education - Asahikawa, Japan |
| Jennifer Hall-Lande | University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, USA |
| Joshua Harrower | California State University-Monterey Bay, USA |
| Richard P. Hastings | University of Warwick, UK |
| Robert Horner | University of Oregon, USA |
| Sarah Howorth | University of Maine, USA |
| Michelle L. Ivey | University of Houston, USA |
| Jesse "Woody" Johnson | Northern Illinois University, USA |
| Antonis Katsiyannis | Clemson University, USA |
| Ryan Kellems | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Kimberly Kroeger-Geoppinger | Cincinnati Children's Hospital, USA |
| Suzanne Kucharczyk | University of Arkansas, USA |
| Justin Lane | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Jennifer R. Ledford | Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Tim Lewis | University of Missouri, USA |
| Elizabeth Lorah | University of Arkansas, USA |
| Richmond G. Mancil | Louisiana Tech University, USA |
| Hedda Meadan | University of Illinois, USA |
| Pamela J. Mims | East Tennessee State University, USA |
| Linda C. Murdock | University of Montevallo, USA |
| Mark O'Reilly | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Bill Ogletree | Western Carolina University, Bardo Distinguished Professor |
| Robert C. Pennington | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Tony Plotner | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Keith C. Radley III | University of Utah, USA |
| John Rapp | Auburn University, USA |
| Judy Reaven | University of Colorado, USA |
| Brian Reichow | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Jenny Root | Florida State University, USA |
| Andrea Ruppar | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| Melissa Savage | University of North Texas, USA |
| Jack Scott | Florida Atlantic University, USA |
| Sally Shepley | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Alice Shillingsburg | Marcus Autism Center, USA |
| Jeff Sigafoos | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Rosanne Silberman | Hunter College, CUNY, USA |
| Christina A. Simmons | Rowan University, USA |
| Sara Snyder | James Madison University, USA |
| Amy D. Spriggs | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Robert Stodden | University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA |
| Julie Thompson | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Matthew Tincani | Temple University, USA |
| Jason C. Travers | Temple University, USA |
| Leonard Troughton | University of Southern Mississippi, USA |
| Christopher Tullis | Georgia State University, USA |
| Virginia Walker | University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA |
| Paul Wehman | Virginia Commonwealth University, USA |
| Kelly Whalon | Florida State University, USA |
| John J. Wheeler | East Tennessee State University, USA |
| Erinn Whiteside | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Gulnoza Yakubova | University of Maryland, USA |
| Mitchell L. Yell | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Dianne Zager | Ph.D. Consulting LLC, USA |
| Katie Zimmerman | University of Kansas, USA |
Before submitting your manuscript, please read and adhere to the author submission guidelines. To submit an article to the journal, please click here: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/focus.
Any questions should be directed to the editorial office:
Dr. Kevin Ayres kayres@uga.edu
The University of Georgia
Communication Sciences and Special Education
557 Aderhold Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602
Phone: 706-583-8090
and
Dr. K. Alisa Lowrey FOCUSlowrey@gmail.com
University of Southern Mississippi
Dept. of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
J.B. George Building (JBG), 143
118 College Drive, #5057
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Phone: 601-266-4331