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Bridget Taylor is the founder of the Alpine Learning Group (a private school for autistic

Autism

Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...

children in Paramus, New Jersey

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), researcher on and practitioner of Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis

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Education

Taylor completed her Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education from Columbia University

Columbia University

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, and received a PhD

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in Psychology

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from Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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. Dr. Taylor is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and has specialized in the education and treatment of children with autism

Autism

for over nineteen years.

Taylor is a research practitioner of Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis

, a method which is used to teach autistic children skills. As a graduate student at Columbia University

Columbia University

Taylor employed ABA therapy in the treatment of autistic children, which is notably documented in the 1994 book Let Me Hear Your Voice.

Alpine Learning Group

The Alpine Learning Group co-founded by Taylor is a highly regarded education and treatment center for children with autism

Autism

. Dr. Taylor serves as Executive Director

Executive director

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.

The Alpine Learning Group was co-founded by Taylor with a group of parents of children with autism who were unable to acquire appropriate educational programs for their children. The founders are: Fred Bunker, Debra Gladstone, Mark Gladstone, Linda S. Meyer, Bridget A. Taylor. The Alpine Learning Group opened the doors to its first four students in 1988. In 2007 the enrollment is 28 students with autism

Autism

ranging in age from 3 to 21. ALG offers services to additional families and students through its Outreach Program.

In 2005, Ilene Lainer and Laura Slatkin obtained approval to open a charter school in Manhattan

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for children with autism. the New York Center for Autism Charter School

Charter school

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is the first public school in NYC which exclusively serves the needs of autistic children. The Alpine Learning Group is the educational model for the charter school.

Research and advisory activities

Taylor has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, a scientific journal

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dedicated towards the study of Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis

, and as of 2007 is serving on the editorial board of the journal Behavioral Interventions. She is also a member of the Autism Advisory Group for the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Taylor has authored many research articles and book chapters related to autism

Autism

. Her research articles are well documented in JABA and are cited by many users on Google Scholar

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She is a regular presenter at national and international conferences, including The Organization For Autism Research Conference, Early Intervention in Nova Scotia, Arbutus Coast British Columbia. Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center

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, Ontario Adult Autism Research And Support.

Advisory boards

Most recently Dr. Taylor has signed on to serve as the Senior Clinical Advisor and Scientific Advisory Board Chair of rethink autism, a groundbreaking online autism treatment platform for parents and professionals. Taylor is also serving on the advisory board of The Elija School in Bethpage, New York

Bethpage, New York

Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States, as well as a census-designated place with borders slightly different from those of the hamlet...

, where in 2005 she was awarded the school's Chariot Award for her contributions to the field of autism and Applied Behavior Analysis. She is also serving on the advisory board of the Australian school, Woodbury Autism Education And Research. as well as the expert panel of the Autism Education Network. Taylor has contributed her experience and input in the service of many organizations who provide information to the public regarding the use of ABA Therapy: Some of these are Autism Speaks, Association For Behavior Analysis International. Dr. Taylor also serves on the expert panel of the National Autism Center, and on the Board of Directors for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)

Research Articles And Publications

External links

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