This study centers the perspectives of Black caregivers as they participate in a developmental diagnostic program for toddlers under three years old. The results hope to enhance the quality of caregiver-provider interactions during developmental assessment, leading to...
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Understanding Caregiver Satisfaction With a Telediagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors Maranda K. Jones, Matthew A. Zellner, Amanda N. Hobson, Amy Levin and Megan Y. Roberts Abstract Purpose In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to understand the feasibility and acceptability of the use of telediagnostic assessments in clinical...
The Reduce The Wait Project
The Reduce the Wait project is a federally funded research study that will provide autism evaluations to over 1,000 children enrolled in the Illinois Early Intervention program.
Bringing Up ASD Concerns
How to Set-Up the Conversation Discussing concerns you have about autism with families is important. You can support families in recognizing the signs by using the following process. First, point out signs of autism using “I wonder” statements. “I wonder why he stays...
Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder
What traits are seen in children with autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is called a spectrum because there is wide variability between individuals. For example, some children with ASD speak in sentences while others communicate without words. Some children with...
Seeing Autism Signs? Speak Up and Guide Parents to See Them Too
Author Roberts, M.Y. (2019). Seeing autism signs? Speak up and guide parents to see them too. The ASHA Leader. SLPs with the relevant expertise absolutely can diagnose ASD, typically as a member of a team. During speech-language pathologist Jamie’s first visit with...
Beyond pass-fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process
Author Roberts, M.Y., Stern*, Y. , Hampton, L.H., Grauzer, J.M., Miller, A. , Levin, A. , Kornfeld, B. , Davis, M.M., Kaat, A. and Estabrook, R. (2018). Beyond pass‐fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process. Autism...
Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations
Author Hampton, L. H., Curtis, P. R., & Roberts, M. Y. (2018). Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations. Autism, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362361318792872 Abstract Borrowing from a clinical psychology observational methodology,...
Black Caregiver Perspectives During a Developmental Diagnostic Interview
This study centers the perspectives of Black caregivers as they participate in a developmental diagnostic program for toddlers under three years old. The results hope to enhance the quality of caregiver-provider interactions during developmental assessment, leading to...
Understanding Caregiver Satisfaction With a Telediagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors Maranda K. Jones, Matthew A. Zellner, Amanda N. Hobson, Amy Levin and Megan Y. Roberts Abstract Purpose In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to understand the feasibility and acceptability of the use of telediagnostic assessments in clinical...
The Reduce The Wait Project
The Reduce the Wait project is a federally funded research study that will provide autism evaluations to over 1,000 children enrolled in the Illinois Early Intervention program.
Bringing Up ASD Concerns
How to Set-Up the Conversation Discussing concerns you have about autism with families is important. You can support families in recognizing the signs by using the following process. First, point out signs of autism using “I wonder” statements. “I wonder why he stays...
Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder
What traits are seen in children with autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is called a spectrum because there is wide variability between individuals. For example, some children with ASD speak in sentences while others communicate without words. Some children with...
Seeing Autism Signs? Speak Up and Guide Parents to See Them Too
Author Roberts, M.Y. (2019). Seeing autism signs? Speak up and guide parents to see them too. The ASHA Leader. SLPs with the relevant expertise absolutely can diagnose ASD, typically as a member of a team. During speech-language pathologist Jamie’s first visit with...
Beyond pass-fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process
Author Roberts, M.Y., Stern*, Y. , Hampton, L.H., Grauzer, J.M., Miller, A. , Levin, A. , Kornfeld, B. , Davis, M.M., Kaat, A. and Estabrook, R. (2018). Beyond pass‐fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process. Autism...
Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations
Author Hampton, L. H., Curtis, P. R., & Roberts, M. Y. (2018). Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations. Autism, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362361318792872 Abstract Borrowing from a clinical psychology observational methodology,...