Adapting and Evidence-Based Practice for Children At-Risk for Autism for Diverse Early Intervention Service Systems

Specific interventions for young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate powerful effects in reducing intellectual impairment, improving social communication and language development, and improving social skills, when begun in the toddler period (e.g., Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000; Wallace & Rogers, 2010). However, technical aspects of research-base...