Addressing the Needs of Under-Resourced Families of Children with Autism

• By: Briana Bronstein, MAEd Diondra Straiton, BA Heather J. Nuske, PhD Melanie Pellecchia, PhD, BCBA, NCSP Erica Reisinger Blanch, MSEd David S. Mandell, ScD University of Pennsylvania
• July 1st, 2017
• AIR-B, CPPR, interventions, research, summer 2017 issue
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The Autism Intervention Network on Behavioral Health (AIR-B) is a network of researchers whose goal is to improve access to evidenced-based treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in under-resourced communities. The AIR-B network consists of two related studies: Mind the Gap...

Remaking Recess: A School-based Social Engagement Intervention for Children with Autism

• By: Jill Locke, PhD University of Pennsylvania Mark Kretzmann, PhD University of Pennsylvania Tristram Smith, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center David Mandell, ScD University of Pennsylvania Connie Kasari, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center
• October 1st, 2014
• relationships, research, social engagement, social skills
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children in the United States have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). With the rising cost of educational services for these children and fiscal challenges that school districts face, it is imperative to identify cost-effective...

Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Linked in Individuals with ASDs

• By: Margaret C. Souders, PhD, CRNP University of Pennsylvania
• October 1st, 2012
• anxiety, research, sleep
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More than half of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also experience clinically significant problems with anxiety (Sukhodolsky et al., 2008). New research conducted at the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania...