When children receive early autism evaluations and consistent access to effective therapies, their ability to adapt and thrive improves dramatically. Autism. It’s a word many of us know, with 1 in 36 ...

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University (FSU), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting intervention coaching ...

Groundbreaking autism research is happening right here in Massachusetts and parents say the program is changing lives. Ten-year-old Colby Ostrowsky lives with autism and communicates without words.

Children 6 and younger with autism spectrum disorder engage in play-based behavioral and development therapy at the new CHOP-Soar Autism Center in Newtown, Pa. The site is part of an initiative to ...

When it comes to autism intervention, new research suggests that more may not always be better. It’s often recommended that children diagnosed with autism receive 20 to 40 hours per week of intensive ...

The goal of the Early Detection and Intervention (EDI) program is to advance a comprehensive research agenda aimed at promoting optimal outcomes for children with ASD through early detection and ...

Despite a federal mandate requiring access to early intervention programs (EIP) for children with disabilities, fewer than half of autistic children in four New Jersey counties received services ...

A new study found that around 30 percent of young children with autism have less severe autism symptoms at age 6 than they did at age 3, with some children losing their autism diagnoses entirely. It ...

Continuing Education Credits: up to 11 hours, through American Psychological Association (APA), Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work (PA SBSW), or International Accreditors for Continuing Education ...

Every parent wants the best for their child on the autism spectrum, but navigating the maze of interventions can be tiring, costly and confusing. The challenge became a lot easier, we hope, with the ...

When I first began working in the field, autism interventions were primarily offered in clinic and research-based settings. As those therapies and the scientific understanding of autism evolved and as ...

A new partnership between Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a multistate autism services organization that specializes in therapy for young children aims to expand care in Greater Philadelphia.