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Dr. Jim Ball, A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D), has been working in the private sector field of autism for 20+ years. In a variety of settings, he has provided educational, employment, and residential services to children and adults affected with autism. Dr. Ball has lectured nationally and internationally, provided expert testimony, and published in the areas of early intervention, behavior, consultation services, social skills, technology, and trauma. A featured author, he is on the advisory board for the Autism Asperger's Digest magazine. His 2008 triple Award Winning book, "Early Intervention & Autism: Real-Life Questions, Real-Life Answers" was released in February of 2008. Dr. Ball, a former Board of Trustee member for the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC), now Autism New Jersey is also a member of the COSAC/Autism NJ Professional Advisory Board. He is also a Board member of the Autism Society of America (ASA) Board of Directors and is currently the First Vice-Chair. For the past 4 years, Dr. Ball had assited the ASA Board as the Co-Chair of the ASA Panel of Professional Advisors (2005-2009). Organizational Work: -Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Advisory Board Member, 2009 to present. -Autism Society of America, Co-Chairperson Panel of Professional Advisors, July 2005 to 2009, Panel Member, 1999 to present. -Autism Society of America, Safe and Sound Task Force, September 2008 to present.
-Autism Society of America, National Board Directors, July 1998 to July 1999 and July 2009 to present. First Vice Chair, July 2009 to present.
-Autism Asperger’s Digest, Parent/Professional Advisory Board, November 2006 to present. -Autism New Jersey-COSAC Board of Trustees, 2005 to 2009. -Autism New Jersey-COSAC, Professional Advisory Board, March 2005 to present. -Durand Academy, First Responder’s Autism Education Program, May 2007 to present. -Eden Innovative Learning, Advisory Board, January 2006 to present.
-Executive Board Member, The Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE), New Jersey, June 1993 to June 1994. |
