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.
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