Doreen Granpeesheh
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Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD
, BCBA is an American clinical psychologist and producer of the independent award-winning documentary Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back
, which depicts four children's progress as they recover from autism.
Granpeesheh works worldwide with families of children on the autism spectrum, many of whom have fully recovered and are currently neurotypical
children. By 1990, she founded and is executive director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders
(CARD), an institute which implements early, intensive Applied Behavior Analysis
(ABA) therapy in combination with Biomedical intervention. Moreover, Granpeesheh is the founder and president of ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), which provides financial support to families that are unable to pay for validated treatment.
She obtained her psychology degree from the California Board of Psychology, and is married with three children. In 2010, she completed a study which found that 6 of 14 severely autistic children who obtained treatment by CARD had fully recovered.
and went to school in England and Switzerland. Because of the Islamic Revolution
, her parents chose for her to live in the United States where she completed grade school. At fifteen years of age, she received her high school diploma in California.
At age sixteen, she attended University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) where she met her college professor Ivar Lovaas, who developed a widely-used teaching method for autistic children which has undergone approval by the Surgen General's office. Nevertheless, Granpeesheh guided Lovaas in his 1987 study which documented 9 of 19 autistic children who obtained early, intensive ABA therapy
had demonstrated typical intellectual functioning and placement in general education classrooms.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, BCBA is an American clinical psychologist and producer of the independent award-winning documentary Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back
Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back
Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back is a 2008 documentary about four children who have completely recovered from the autism spectrum. The film is directed by Michele Jaquis and produced by Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh and the Center for Autism and Related Disorders...
, which depicts four children's progress as they recover from autism.
Granpeesheh works worldwide with families of children on the autism spectrum, many of whom have fully recovered and are currently neurotypical
Neurotypical
Neurotypical is a term that was coined in the autistic community as a label for people who are not on the autism spectrum: specifically, neurotypical people have neurological development and states that are consistent with what most people would perceive as normal, particularly with respect to...
children. By 1990, she founded and is executive director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. , founded in 1990 by Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, is among the largest Autism treatment organizations in the world. CARD's stated mission is to provide the highest quality ABA behavioral intervention to children with autism around the world...
(CARD), an institute which implements early, intensive Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied behavior analysis is a science that involves using modern behavioral learning theory to modify behaviors. Behavior analysts reject the use of hypothetical constructs and focus on the observable relationship of behavior to the environment...
(ABA) therapy in combination with Biomedical intervention. Moreover, Granpeesheh is the founder and president of ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), which provides financial support to families that are unable to pay for validated treatment.
She obtained her psychology degree from the California Board of Psychology, and is married with three children. In 2010, she completed a study which found that 6 of 14 severely autistic children who obtained treatment by CARD had fully recovered.
Early childhood and education
Granpeesheh was born in Tehran, IranTehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
and went to school in England and Switzerland. Because of the Islamic Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
, her parents chose for her to live in the United States where she completed grade school. At fifteen years of age, she received her high school diploma in California.
At age sixteen, she attended University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA) where she met her college professor Ivar Lovaas, who developed a widely-used teaching method for autistic children which has undergone approval by the Surgen General's office. Nevertheless, Granpeesheh guided Lovaas in his 1987 study which documented 9 of 19 autistic children who obtained early, intensive ABA therapy
Lovaas technique
LOVAAS technique, which is known to the general public as Applied behavior analysis , as well as Intensive behavioral intervention , and Early intensive behavioral intervention , is a form of treatment guided by ABA and developed by Dr. Ivar Lovaas, a psychology professor at UCLA...
had demonstrated typical intellectual functioning and placement in general education classrooms.