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How the New Autism Policy Helps Families

For years, autism care has centered on one model, but that’s changing. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry just redefined what evidence based care really means. This shift could transform how we support children and families.

Here's the podcast link:

AACAP Policy Statement – Expanding Access to Care for the Autism Community

And here's a link to Dr. Diane Cullinane's 2021 article describing the three kinds of autism care we've been talking about: Developmental Relationship-Based Approaches (DRBI) and Naturalistic Developmental-Behavioral Approaches (NDBI) need to be considered beyond traditional Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA):

Approaches to Autism Intervention

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Joshua Feder, M.D. Dr. Feder's Blog

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