James Partington, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Dr. Partington is the founder and director of Partington Behavior Analysts in California and is internationally-recognized as a leader in the field of autism treatment. He has over 48 years of designing and implementing effective language-based programs for individuals with a diagnosis of autism. He has always valued the importance of using his expertise to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. He is the author of The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (The ABLLS-R®) which is a skills-tracking system used around the world as well as in many school districts. He is the co-author of The AFLS: The Assessment of Functional Living Skills, which assesses functional living skills for everyday life. He has passed on his knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior as a professor at several major universities and through his publications (e.g., in major scientific journals and books), workshops, and training seminars. To date, he has worked in 31 countries outside of the United States and some of his publications have been translated into numerous languages. He is a member of the US Autism Association Advisory Board.
Dr. Partington has established and monitored clinical intervention services in Egypt, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia. He has recently begun to provide training to staff in Saudi Arabia, Moscow and Kazakhstan. In the last 8 years, he has begun to provide consultation and training to programs that provide services to adults. One of his latest projects involves the integration of adults with autism into the workforce in Taiwan.
Currently, Dr. Partington is on the faculty of Consorzio Universitario Humanitas in Rome, and continues to provide training seminars, workshops, and publications to audiences across the world. His goal is to simplify the teaching process for parents, teachers, educators, and other professionals who teach or want to teach skills to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He has developed two parent-friendly, criterion-referenced assessments that are used by parents and professionals around the world to identify skills that children, adolescents and adults need to learn to reach their maximum potential. Watching Dr. Partington work with children is like magic coming to life. He has the ability to pinpoint important skills that need to be addressed and receive positive outcomes in a short amount of time.
Dr. Partington believes that parent participation is a must. Parents are the key teachers in a child’s life and they need to know what skills are important to teach as well as how to teach them. The parent needs to know what the child needs to learn and how to teach those skills. Dr. Partington’s expertise is teaching others how to work with children with autism, so that they feel confident in their skills and can make a difference in a child’s life.
Dr. Partington an emeritus member of the US Autism Association Advisory Board.
You can learn more about Dr. Partington at www.partingtonbehavioranalysts.com.
