The Skills® Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Builder is available for the first time as a stand-alone program that is designed to treat the root cause of challenging behavior. The BIP Builder offers ...

With up to one in 68 children now being diagnosed with autism, a public debate rages: Is the actual incidence of autism rising at what some say are epidemic proportions, or is our high awareness of ...

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With up to one in 68 children now being diagnosed with autism, a public debate rages: Is the actual incidence of autism rising at what some say are epidemic proportions, or is our high awareness of ...

When a young child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), professionals tell his parents to get him into treatment as soon as possible. Treatment can begin as early as two or three years ...

The author’s 5-year-old son on a Ferris wheel at the zoo with his brother. (Courtesy of Jackie Spinner) Perspective by Jackie Spinner For the first time in 12 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

UC Davis MIND Institute researchers have received a $4.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health to study a child-focused autism intervention in community agencies. The ...