ABA and Speech Resources
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Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States
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Joe is currently the Director of Programmatic Impact for Autism New Jersey, a non-profit agency committed to ensuring safe and fulfilling lives for individuals with autism, their families, and the professionals who support them. From 2015-2022, Joe was a director first for REED Academy and later for REED Autism Services. In his time at REED, Joe helped to spearhead various initiatives, including a new data collection system (Catalyst), the development of an advisory council, the creation of various trainings related to speech and language, and the development of an in-house comprehensive curriculum based on PEAK.
In addition to Joe's work at Autism New Jersey, he is an adjunct professor at Endicott College where he teaches a graduate course on communication for individuals with autism. Joe was previously an adjunct professor at Kean University where he taught graduate courses in ABA to students in the special education programs and where he designed and taught an "ABA for the SLP" course to graduate students in the speech-language pathology program.
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AAC Assessment Data Collection Form
This is an assessment tool that I created several years ago to help perform AAC evaluations. This helps to support a comprehensive assessment and provides areas to record assessment information in the following domains: -> Access -> Symbol Understanding -> Audio Imitation -> Usage -> Maintenance/Ownership -> Responsivity to Aided Language Modeling -> Literacy -> Speech Intelligibility -> Sign Language This tool, when combined with additional techniques such as intervie
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American Sign Language
AAC Evaluation Procedures Checklist
This is a checklist that I had developed to help myself (and others) with going about the process of conducting an initial AAC evaluation. This checklist lists key components of an AAC evaluation that should be performed in order to develop a comprehensive evaluation.
This format for this evaluation is designed as an initial evaluation to be completed within 60 days and would necessitate a follow-up "formal trial" of an augmentative system if that were determined to be the proper course of act
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American Sign Language
Articulation Assessment of Vocalic and Prevocalic “R”
This is a specialty speech assessment that I designed several years ago after being repeatedly frustrated by a lack of precision with traditional articulation assessments for the "r" sound. It was designed to give clinicians additional information regarding the type of “r” errors that an individual makes. It is designed to supplement traditional assessments that may indicate difficulty with production of “r” as well as to support identification of which specific “r” combinations to remediate. Wo
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AAC Trial Procedures
This is a checklist that I had developed to help myself (and others) with going about the process of conducting an AAC trial. This checklist lists key components of an AAC trial that may need to be performed depending on the type of devices to be trialed and the funding source.
This format for this trial is designed as a follow-up to an initial evaluation. A separate document for an initial AAC evaluation is available on my TPT account.
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Aided Modeling Interventions Presentation
FREE handouts from a presentation that I gave at Autism New Jersey on Aided Modeling Interventions.
This presentation is designed to provide professionals and parents with an overview to aided language modeling, a technique often recommended for individuals who use AAC. The presentation will review the research-to-date on AAC, modeling, and aided language modeling. In addition, the presentation will review the presenter's dissertation study and provide recommendations for implementation of aide
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Joe is currently the Director of Programmatic Impact for Autism New Jersey, a non-profit agency committed to ensuring safe and fulfilling lives for individuals with autism, their families, and the professionals who support them. From 2015-2022, Joe was a director first for REED Academy and later for REED Autism Services. In his time at REED, Joe helped to spearhead various initiatives, including a new data collection system (Catalyst), the development of an advisory council, the creation of various trainings related to speech and language, and the development of an in-house comprehensive curriculum based on PEAK.
In addition to Joe's work at Autism New Jersey, he is an adjunct professor at Endicott College where he teaches a graduate course on communication for individuals with autism. Joe was previously an adjunct professor at Kean University where he taught graduate courses in ABA to students in the special education programs and where he designed and taught an "ABA for the SLP" course to graduate students in the speech-language pathology program.
Teaching style
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Awards & shining teacher moments
ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) 2012, 2017, 2023, 2025
My own education history
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Special Education from Nova Southeastern University (2016), Master of Arts (M.A.), Speech-Language Pathology from Kean University (2009), Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Penn State University (2009), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology from Seton Hall University (2005).
Additional biographical information
I am credentialed as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Doctoral), ASHA Certified/NJ Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist, and RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional. My area of specialty is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with autism.
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