It's hard to imagine a world where people on the streets, those in government and those in charge of education don't have any idea what autism is.  While we still have a long way to go in the United States in insurance reimbursement, appropriate educational settings and services and increasing awareness, I have never met anyone who didn't even know what the disorder was.  That wasn't the case during a trip to Nepal that I made with Knowledge for People this summer.  People on the streets would ask why we were visiting the country and have no clue when we tried to explain auti

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The National Autism Center has reviewed research in practices commonly used with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Following the  project, they came up with a list of 25 practices that have met stringent research requirements to demonstrate positive effects with specific areas of weakness.  The following is a list of the "Evidenced Based Practices" the have found and the areas for which each area has demonstrated effectiveness.  The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders has developed training modules on each of these practices.&nbs

One question we’ve been frequently asked is whether or not we work with children with communication disorders other than autism.  The answer is a resounding “YES!”  Since the field of speech/language pathology is so diverse, we understand that it is not feasible for every SLP to be an expert in every disorder.  We encourage all of our therapists to choose an area of specialty and learn as much as they can about the area.  We have therapists that gained expertise in apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, childhood language disorders, receptive and expressive language delay