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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 …

The Autism Care Network works to expand access to autism diagnosis in Canada… becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the need for autism assessment. We’re fortunate to work with a wonderful group of community pediatricians who are engaged with lots of autistic kids, so we saw an opportunity for them to take on an advanced practice role in autism diagnosis. We began to work on developing the optimal training approach to support this group and came up with a three-step educational process. We’ve done the training three times now and we’re … child communicates, expresses themselves and plays. We also shared information about community resources, how the different supports and services are funded, and how families navigate services. The second phase was mentored assessments in the …

Autism Speaks funds ECHO Autism Primary Care to bring better autism screening and care to your doctor’s office… the child’s behavior, learning and relationships. Each clinic features one individual provider who presents a case to the group, and everyone participating in the clinic gets the benefit of learning from that real case. “It’s a lot like the learning model in medical school,” Dr. Sohl says. “A group of providers – including experts in developmental medicine, behavioral health, and social work, plus a family advocate … family.” Now, all 12 ATN centers have ECHO Autism Primary Care groups operating or planned in their local areas, most with support from Autism Speaks.   The ECHO Autism Primary Care model was originally tested at the University of Missouri, an ATN …