Teaching Conversational Skills to Children With Autism

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Abstract

In their search for answers about autism, education researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) are conducting studies and finding solutions to improve the development of children with autism. Although healthcare providers generally know the signs of autism in toddlers, children with autism in the United States don’t typically receive a diagnosis until age 4. Many of these children miss opportunities for intervention during the most sensitive period of brain development, and some are never even diagnosed. Autism Connect, an interdisciplinary research group at BYU, has outlined ways to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and helpfulness of autism diagnoses to provide better help to children sooner. A paper detailing their results was named as one of the top 10 articles of 2020 in the influential journal Pediatrics.

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2022

Publisher

Brigham Young University

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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