ACCESS Lab members helped to coordinate and attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the Marcus Autism Center.
Our team recently attended and shared out work at the Georgia Autism Conference and Expo hosted by the Georgia State University Center for Leadership in Disability.
Our team celebrated Autism Acceptance Month by sharing resources at an event with Autismo Pequeños Corazones Gigantes...
...and hosting a bubble station at the Spectrum of Fun Carnival at Marcus Autism Center!
ACCESS team members recently attended the premiere of Navigating Autism in Communities of Color. This production is a collaboration between the Georgia Tech Schools of History and Sociology (Jennifer Singh) and Literature, Media, and Communication (John Thornton) and The Color of Autism Foundation (Camille Proctor).
The ACCESS team shared our research recently at the International Society for Autism Research annual meeting in Seattle.
Here are some of the most recent publications:
Pickard, K., Meyer, A., Reyes, N., Tanda, T., & Reaven, J. (2022). Using evaluative frameworks to examine the implementation outcomes of a cognitive behavioral therapy program for autistic students with anxiety within public school settings. Autism 26(3), 640-653. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211065797 (Original work published 2022)
Mendez, A. I., Guerra, K., Yohannes, M., Reid, N., Corea, M., & Pickard, K. (2023). Partnering With Latino/a Caregivers and Community Stakeholders to Understand Priorities and Needs Prior to Implementing an Early Literacy Program. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(5), 2254-2266. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00005
Pickard, K. E., Hendrix, N.M., Greenfield, E.S., & Yohannes, M. (2024). Using Causative Methods to Determine System-Level Factors Driving the Uptake and Use of Evidence-Based Practices in a Public Early Intervention System. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 51, 554-566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-024-01346-6
Pickard, K., Maddox, B., Boles, R. & Reaven, J. (2024). A cluster randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of two school-based interventions for autistic youth with anxiety. BMC Psychiatry, 24(6). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05441-0
Mendez, A. I., Valladares Ortiz, S., Guerra, K., Gonzalez Laca, A., & Pickard, K. (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a Culturally Adapted Caregiver-Mediated Early Language and Literacy Intervention Delivered Within a Latino/a Community Nonprofit. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00455
Pickard, K., Islam, N., Green, N., Chatson, E., Khun, J., & Yosick, R. (2024). The Challenges Associated with Changing Practice: Barriers to Implementing Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in ABA Settings. Behavior Analysis Practice 17, 1074–1088. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01011-2
