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by Bobby Newman, Ph.D, B.C.B.A

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1. When Everybody Cares: Case Studies of ABA with People with Autism is a book of case studies that describe how ABA can greatly improve the lives of people with autistic-spectrum disorders. It was written by Bobby Newman. AVailable at Different Roads to Learning and Amazon.com PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF When Everybody Cares SUPPORT PROGRAMS SERVING PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

2. The Reluctant Alliance: Behaviorism and Humanism is a study of the place of applied behavior analysis within psychology, education and philosophy. It was written by Bobby Newman and gives a basic understanding of ABA and what it means for education and therapy. It is available from www.Amazon.com or Prometheus Books at www.prometheus.books.com

3. No Virtue in Accident is a study of the genre of utopian literature and behavioral theory. It was written by Bobby Newman and explains the role of science in planning for personal and social happiness.

4. Words From Those Who Care: Further Case Studies of ABA with People with Autism is a book of case studies of ABA treatment plans, written by the people who carried them out. The authors are all direct care workers in the field of the autistic-spectrum disorders. The book contains clinical information, but even more importantly, demonstrates the emotion behind the plans.It is available at: www.Amazon.com

5. Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis A system for tailoring programming to student need is presented, based upon the original scientific methodology of ABA. A training manual of basic concepts within ABA is also included, as well as a longitudinal study describing the success of a preschool that employs a graduated system of ABA.

"An excellent book from the prolific Bobby Newman., July 31, 2002 "
Reviewer: Dick Malott from Kalamazoo, MI United States
A Review of Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis
" An excellent book from the prolific Bobby Newman. This is Bobby's third book on the application of behavior analysis to helping children with autism. All three books, are excellent reads--warm, humanistic, humorous, informal, and anecdotal (case-studyish), easy, fun, but not condescending, written for parents, trainers, tutors, and teachers of autistic children. Not only are these books easy reads, but they are also valuable reads; each book makes serious points, and the books are not redundant with each other, nor are they redundant with any other autism books. I recommend them to my undergrad and grad students working with autistic children. Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down until I'd finished it--rare for me. In addition to the case studies, this book also gives how-to-apply-behavior-analysis details and an excellent outcome study empirically demonstrating the power of applied behavior analysis to improve the quality of the student lives. Other contributors to this book are Sarah Birch, Frederica Blausten, and Dana Reinecke."
Richard Malott, Ph.D.
Behavior Analysis Program
Department of Psychology Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 6. Behavioral Detectives:
With Behavioral Detectives, Drs. Newman & Reinecke and colleagues have written an interesting, accurate and entirely accessible book focusing on the practice of ABA with learners with developmental disabilities. By presenting case scenarios and requiring one to, in effect, follow the data to determine went wrong, the authors place the reader in the middle of a case conference with knowledgeable and experienced mentors who are simultaneously creative and conservative. A very worthwhile experience. Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D President & Chair, Scientific Council Organization for Autism Research --Book jacket
Review What applied behavior analyst doesn't love a good mystery? Drs. Newman and Reinecke and team were extraordinarily clever in creating an instructional format that will immediately engage, entertain, and educate. Through a series of well-designed and, best of all, real cases, readers are offered the opportunity to investigate and solve behavioral mysteries with intelligence, humor, and compassion. I look forward to sharing this with my students! Shahla Alai-Rosales, Ph.D., BCBA University of North Texas --Book jacket

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Reviews

What the Experts Say about

When Everybody Cares

What a delightful little book! Bobby Newman has humanized behavior analysis in a series of vignettes that describe his work with children and adults with autism. He demonstrates that consummate behavior analysts do not just change behavior but always leave a portion of themselves with everyone they treat. Newman is a true ambassador and translator. His artistry, depth, and sensitivity shine through on every page. Most importantly, Bobby Newman cares.
Richard M. Foxx,

Past President, Association for Behavior Analysis

I love Bobby's new book, WHEN EVERYBODY CARES: CASE STUDIES OF ABA WITH PEOPLE WITH AUTISM. I hope to use it as a supplement in my autism practicum. I think it will turn students, teachers, parents, and behavior analysts on to behavior analysis as a crucial approach to helping people with autism and other developmental disabilities. WHEN EVERYBODY CARES is short, fun, easy reading. It's warm, personal, funny, insightful, technically tight, and honest. In fact it's one of the most honest books going. It makes it clear that many first and second interventions fail to solve a problem; but, if you have faith, imagination, and technical expertise, there are few problems with autism you can't seriously impact or even eliminate and many skills you can greatly enhance or even normalize. Bobby's new book shows how behavior analysis can greatly improve the lives of people with autism and their families.
Richard W. Malott,
Department of Psychology

Western Michigan University

Dr. Bobby Newman has written an extremely interesting book, When Everybody Cares: Case Studies of Applied Behavior Analysis with People with Autism. The book presents some very practical, real life examples of helping persons with autism using deceptively simple, but at the same time complex, behavioral methods. Each chapter presents one or more stories, written from the heart, not the head, describing the author's work in helping clients overcome challenging behavioral problems...What makes this book different is the depiction of the thoughtful caring and professionalism which undergird effective behavioral treatment. Professor Newman does an excellent job in presenting the human side of behavior analysis, a work which will prove equally popular with parents and professionals alike.

Bruce A. Thyer, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Research Professor of Social Work

The University of Georgia

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What the Experts Say about

The Reluctant Alliance

"Overall, I give The Reluctant Alliance three and a half out of four stars..."
W. Joseph Wyatt, Ph.D., Editor, BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS DIGEST

"I love this book! It gives us an intelligent new perspective...Newman shows the humanity of applied behavior analysts...

John O. Cooper, Ph.D., Department of Educational Services and Research, Ohio State University

"His discussion of the teaching of morality should be read not only by students of behavior analysis, but also by parents, teachers, and agency representatives...."

Carson M. Bennet, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, Ball State University

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What the Experts Say about

Words From Those Who Care

This book is a marvelous little gem. The field of ABA, as applied to autism, has recently experienced significant growth and attention. There still remains great misunderstanding, however. This is perhaps because we emphasize, more than other fields, a very precise language that at times can be obtuse and seemingly detached from the perspective of consumers and even other professionals. This book describes many case studies from the perspective of the people involved and their sense of joy, wonderment, accomplishment, and sadness. It shows the "other" face of ABA, the motivation and emotions of the individuals who provide and receive services. It is not a "how to" book. It is a book about why we do what we do. This is must reading for parents and practitioners. It will make you smile, make you sad, and most importantly, will make you think. It exposes one of the best kept secrets: ABA folks have some of the biggest hearts around.

Raymond G. Romanczyk, Ph.D., B.C.B.A. SUNY Binghmaton

What it is: This is a book of warm, readable, personal, informally written case studies, with a point, actually several points. Case studies are always fun to read; these are no exception. Parents of children labeled "autistic" and paraprofessionals and professionals working with the children should find this book interesting, informative, and encouraging, though realistic. The book is full of examples of behavior analysis used to help the children. Here are some of the points I extracted:

Behavior-analysis informed procedures work to help the children acquire good behavior and get rid of bad behavior. The case studies address many of the common problems, such as prompt dependence.

It ain't easy; it may take a long time and require much patience.

It ain't easy; the first attempt often fails; and you will have to recycle with creativity and imagination.

Have faith and persist; it will work.

You will feel great about the child's accomplishments, as he or she progress throughout the year.

The book is full of enough technical details to give parents and workers some ideas about how to solve problems; yet those details are presented in a way that parents and paraprofessionals can easily understand them, even with humor. I'm now trying to figure out how I can work this book into one of my autism practicum courses for college students; the college students would benefit from it and would love it because this book is up close and personal.

What it isn't: This book is not a collection of highly technical, cutting-edge, peer-reviewed journal articles that would be intelligible only to professional behavior analysts and their grad students. There is a place for such books, but generally not in the hands of beginners.

Who's responsible for this book: The editors are Bobby Newman, Dana Reinecke, and Leo Newman. This is the second book of this sort that Bobby has produced, the first one based on his own case studies, this one based on the case studies of a large number of people, and yet these case studies keep Bobby's easy-reading, informal, humorous style.

Richard W. Malott, Ph.D. Behavior Analysis
Program Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

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