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Research Output 

Publications

Tanner, A., Dounavi, K. (2020). The Emergence of Autism Symptoms in Infants prior to 18 months of age: A systematic literature review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Vol. 51, 973-993. 

Tanner, A., Dounavi, K. (2019). Maximizing the Potential for Infants At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder through a Parent-Mediated Verbal Behaviour Intervention. European Journal of Behaviour Analysis.

Tanner, A., Andreone, B. (2015). Using Graduated Exposure and Differential Reinforcement to Increase Food Repertoire in a Child with Autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, Vol 8, 2, 233-240

Frewing, T.M., Tanner, A., Bonner, A.C., Baxter, S., Pastrana, S. J. (2015). The immediate and subsequent effects of response interruption and redirection on vocal stereotypy, motor stereotypy and heart rate.  European Journal of Behavior Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2015.1110407

Oral Presentations

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Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2019). Pre-diagnostic autism intervention for infants and toddlers. Invited Speaker and  Keynote address to be presented at 4th National Conference of Hellenic Society for Behaviour Analysis, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece.

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Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2018). Treating autism symptoms in infancy through parent-mediated intervention. Paper presented at 9th Conference of the European Association for Behaviour Analysis, Würzburg, Germany.

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2017). Treating High-Risk Infants using Parent Mediated Intervention. Paper presented at Applied Behaviour Analysis – International Conference, Paris, France.

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2016). Using Parent-Mediated Intervention to Treat Autism Symptoms in Infants and Young Toddlers. Paper presented at 8th Conference of the European Association for Behaviour Analysis, Sicily, Italy.

 

Tanner, A. (2016). Treatment outcomes of a 10hr per week Interdisciplinary Early Intervention Model. Meeting for Autism Research, Baltimore, USA. (Poster Presentation)

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2016). Using Parent-Mediated Intervention to Treat Autism Symptoms in Infants. Paper presented at the Annual British Columbia Conference for Applied Behaviour Analysis, Vancouver, Canada.

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2015). Early Detection for Autism and the use of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioural Intervention to Treat Autism Symptoms in High Risk Infants. Applied Behaviour Analysis International Conference, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Tanner, A. & Andreone, B. (2015). Using Parent Training and Intervention to Increase Food Repertoire in Children with Autism.  ABAI-International Kyoto, Japan, 2015.

 

Tanner, A. & Andreone, B. (2015). Using Graduated Exposure to Increase Food Repertoire in a Child with Autism. ABAI- Autism, Las Vegas, USA. (Poster Presentation)

 

Tanner, A. & Andreone, B. (2014). Using Graduated Exposure to Increase Food Repertoire in a Child with Autism. ABAI, San Antonio, USA.

 

Tanner, A. & Andreone, B. (2014). Using Graduated Exposure to Increase Food Repertoire in a Child with Autism. EABA, Stockholm, Sweden. 

 

Tanner, A., Bonner, A., Frewing, T., Baxter, S. (2014). Decreasing Vocal and Motor Stereotypy using stimulus control and RIRD.  ABAI, Chicago, USA

 

 Tanner, A., Bonner, A., Frewing, T., Baxter, S. (2014). Decreasing Vocal and Motor Stereotypy using stimulus control and RIRD.  BC-ABA in Vancouver, Canada, 2014.

Media 

PhD Research featured on Canadian Provincial and National News as its own segment. BC researchers studying benefits of early help for children with autism (April, 2016) https://globalnews.ca/news/2650248/early-intervention-the-key-for- children-with-autism/

 

 

 

Provided autism expert commentary for Provincial Autism news story “Thousands of BC children waiting for autism assessment” on Provincial News (Oct 2018). https://globalnews.ca/news/4552537/thousands-of-b-c-children-waiting-for- autism-assessment/

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Provided autism expert commentary for Provincial Autism news story “A teacher locked a 6-year-old with autism in a storage room, and that’s ‘traumatizing’ “https://globalnews.ca/news/3480207/boy-au

Workshops

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Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2019). Maximizing the Potential for Infants At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder through a Parent-Mediated Verbal Behaviour Intervention, Seminamhoo Behaviour Analysts, Inc.

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2018). Teaching Infants and Toddlers showing signs of Autism using a Verbal Behaviour Approach, Queen’s University Belfast.

 

Tanner, A., & Dounavi, K. (2017). Very Early Intervention with Infants and Toddlers at Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Queen’s University Belfast.

 

Editorial Contributions

Guest Reviewer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (5)
Guest Reviewer – International Journal of  Developmental Disabilities

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