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Clinician Guide: Program Development and Best Practices for Treating Severe Behaviors in Autism … of life for autistic people and their families.  To improve systems of care for this population, Autism Speaks convened a group of multi-disciplinary experts to develop the Clinician Guide: Program Development and Best Practices for Treating … The goal of this guide is to help providers:  Expand their understanding of intense challenging behaviors in autism  Support individuals experiencing significant behavior challenges who may harm themselves or those around them  Develop …

Meet Jeffrey W.… to cry on. One of my biggest confidants is the mother of a child who also has an autistic son the same age as my son. The support system often extends beyond the immediate family and once you learn to embrace it, you realize how much easier … as important as making sure Jeffrey is successful. What is your connection to Autism Speaks and how have we provided support to you and your family? When we first started Birth to Three, we started talking about therapies and who would test Jeffrey. We found the group we used, Creative Interventions, through the Autism Speaks website. When we moved from preschool to kindergarten, the …