About the Author

Rhea Paul, Ph.D., has published more than 90 journal articles, 40 book chapters, and 8 books. Her research on language development in toddlers with delayed language acquisition was funded by the National Institutes of Health. She has also held grants from the Meyer Memorial Trust, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Foundation, the Medical Research Foundation, and the National Association for Autism Research.

Donia Fahim, Ph.D., MRCSLT, has worked as an international consultant for twenty years. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Autism Friendly Spaces, Inc. and developer of the first dual language ASD public school program in New York City. She is a certified member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, has served as Clinical Director and founding member of the Egyptian Society for Developing Skills of Special Needs Children, and has received awards from the Saudi Ministry of Health for her contributions to parent training for families of children with ASD. She has also worked as a Global Master Trainer in Early Childhood Development in Emergency for UNICEF.

Reviews

"Uniquely promotes integration of Applied Behavior Analysis and SLP strategies in supporting communication by students with autism a ] The authors deserve high marks for effectively translating their speech-language research expertise into accessible language applicable to families' daily lives." --Travis Thompson, Ph.D., LP