Laura Dumitrache is a clinical psychologist in supervision, with studies in the field of psychotraumatology. She has been working for the Help Autism Association since 2018, as a specialist in the recovery of children with autism spectrum disorder, and since 2021 she is the Coordinator of ABA programs. Abstract of the International ABA [...]
Lăcrămioara Petre is an anthropologist who is working for over 20 years as a researcher at “Francisc I. Rainer” Institute of Anthropology of Romanian Academy. She has a PhD degree in Medical Sciences since 2008, and her work field is feeding behavior. She published many scientific articles about nutrition and feeding behavior, and also [...]
Ionela Ferucă is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist (a specialization that she obtained after graduating a master degree in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy at Titu Maiorescu University, in Bucharest, Romania); a behavioral analyst (by completing the Applied Behavior Analysis master program, through Clemson University – Romania program); and an accredited trainer. “9 years ago, I met the first [...]
Abstract of the conference presentation Parent Education vs Parent-Mediated Intervention The parent’s involvement in the child’s intervention program is an important topic. The quality of this involvement has a direct impact on the results obtained. Comparing parent education and parent-mediated intervention, this paper aims to highlight the essential aspects of parent [...]
Camelia Crîșmariu is a psychologist with the right of free practice in the field of special psychopedagogy. She graduated the Faculty of Special Psychopedagogy within the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, at the University of Bucharest; she also has a master degree in Speech Therapy, and another one in Applied Behavior Analysis, from [...]
Amalia Lupu is a psychologist certified by the College of Psychologists in Romania, with the right of free practice in the field of special pedagogy. Within the Help Autism Association, she is a speech therapist specialized in: language and communication disorders therapy reading and writing disorders and dyscalculia therapy ABA therapy orofacial myofunctional disorders [...]
Alexandra Elena Panaite is a Program Coordinator in applied behaviour analysis at the New Oyssey Center, with 8 years of experience in approaching children with ASD. Alexandra makes her debut this year as a speaker at the ABA International Conference. Abstract of the conference presentation Intervention on Focused Attention by Changing [...]
Alexandra Comărniceanu has 15 years of experience in the field of applied behavioral analysis (ABA). She completed a master degree in ABA at the Bangor University, UK, and became a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) in 2012. She was a lecturer both at conferences in Romania, and in the United Kingdom, and gave trainings [...]
Prof Mickey Keenan FBPsS, FABAI, BACB-D (School of Psychology, Ulster University, N. Ireland) is past President of the European Association for Behaviour Analysis, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, and a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. He has a record of 80+ publications in a [...]
Temple Grandin is one of the most famous individuals with autism in the world. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a professor of ethology at the University of Colorado, and the author of successful books that have sold more than a million copies worldwide. In 2010, HBO produced [...]
