behavior therapy versus medication to treat autism

1. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

2.This paper should be between 8-10 double spaced pages.  It MUST relate to a topic where there are competing views (2 sides to an issue).you’ll also need to have a PowerPoint presentation related to this project 

3. Do not cite Wikipedia or any "wiki" site as a source of information. Only use sources that provide the author's name. For the purposes of this paper, "scholarly" sources are only journal articles. Please use sources that are called "Journal of ________" or "________Journal" that are not newspapers (since some newspapers contain "Journal" in their title). You will need to use the library databases in order to write this paper - you won't be able to find Journals on standard websites.  You may only use journal articles (at least 6) as sources of information for this paper – no websites, no textbooks, no encyclopedias, no blogs.

4. Use the headings listed below to organize your paper. You don't need an abstract. Please name your paper "YourLastNamePaper".

Headings that MUST be used to organize your paper:

Title - Should clearly state the 2 sides of the issue -   ______ vs. ______  (This is what I want to hear when you run your idea by me.)

Introduction (briefly summarize the issue)

Position 1 - Within these "position" sections, you should begin the section with ONE sentence that summarizes the position.  Then discuss each position using at least 3 journal articles within each position section (at least 6 total).

Position 2

My position - Your first sentence should summarize your position, and you MUST pick one side to support.  Summarize your position based on the information presented above.

Experimental Research Idea  (just a primary heading above the 2 sections below)

                Purpose of the study/Significance of results - Why conduct this study?  What issue will this study resolve?

                Procedure - You must propose an EXPERIMENT (make sure you know what this is).  Be very specific within your description - be sure to define all of your variables (IV and DV) and explain how you would conduct the study.  If your study does not utilize a pure experimental design, the highest grade you will earn in this section is 2 out of 4 points.

References - This should include at least 6 journal articles (the 3 from each "position" section) at a minimum.  Do not use the textbook or any websites as sources of information.

. Cite sources directly within the text - if you mention any information that isn't commonly known information, you must tell the reader where you found that information. If you take a direct quotation from a source (which I don't want you doing in this paper), you must put that direct quote in quotation marks and cite your source: Nast (2010) explained that students "must put that direct quote in quotation marks". Make sure that your references section is also in APA format - no need to provide links to articles found in a database (just provide the full citing for the article).

7. Don't use direct quotes - put all of the ideas in your own words. Also, don't write in the first person - don't say "I".

8. THE TOPIC IS BEHAVIOR THERAPY VERSUS MEDICATION TO TREAT AUTISM