Entries by Jill Vaught

Congratulations to two of our staff member on becoming Board Certified Behavior Analysts!

Congrats to two of our staff members – Maggie Dickson and Casey Moore on becoming Board Certified Behavior Analysts! Maggie Dickson, our Assistant Clinical Director, earned her Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis from Northeastern University in August 2010 and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Western Michigan University prior to that. Her […]

The Latest News Regarding the Issue of Vaccines and Autism – Dr. Wakefield’s Research

As you know, there has been a media frenzy lately regarding Dr. Wakefield’s 1998 research paper that linked the childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to the onset of autism.  Recently, Dr. Wakefield’s paper and research have been discredited since follow up studies could not replicate the findings casting doubt on its conclusions. NPR’s, The […]

2010 – The Year in Review at Little Star

Well, it’s 2011 – can you believe it?  Little Star has a big year ahead of us, but I wanted to take a step back and reflect on all the happenings of 2010.  Check them out: We celebrated our 8th anniversary! Our Executive Director, Mary Rosswurm, came back after a 22 month “sabbatical” in Massachusetts. […]

Annual Holiday Party – Reindeer and all!

It’s the season to be jolly, when we gather together to celebrate with our nearest and dearest!  I love parties, it’s no news.  I love attending them, hosting them and even hearing about them – so I thought you might too! Little Star hosted it’s annual holiday party on Saturday.  Over 130 people were in […]