Modern Autism Care Requires a New Approach to Education: Catalight Academy’s Model for Clinician Training

• By: Brianna Fitchett, MPH, MA, BCBA Catalight
• April 3rd, 2026
• clinician training, continuing education, dynamic learning, evidence-based care, parent-mediated intervention, patient and family outcomes, Spring 2026 Issue, telehealth services
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Autism care has evolved dramatically over the past decade but, in many cases, our training systems have not. Those of us committed to truly personalized, evidence-based care believe we owe families more – care that is delivered efficiently, collaboration that is thoughtful and outcomes that...

Wellbeing Over Standardization: A Better Approach to Clinical Training

• By: Brianna Fitchett, MPH, MA, BCBA Catalight
• April 4th, 2025
• clinician training, education, emotional wellbeing, health, neurodiversity, personalized treatment, services, Spring 2025 Issue, telehealth, therapy
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As autism care continues to evolve, one of the greatest challenges has been moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach. Emotional wellness and overall wellbeing are deeply personal, varying from individual to individual, and any effective treatment must reflect this truth. Catalight Classroom is...

Rates of Autism Increase, But Numbers Don’t Paint the Full Picture

• By: Kate Wallis MD, MPH Eileen M. Everly, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
• April 11th, 2023
• autism rates, clinician training, data collection, diagnosis, equity, prevalence, research study, Spring 2023 Issue
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Headlines over the past 20 years have signaled ever-increasing recognition of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now, in a new article published in Autism, our team describes our own estimates of how many children across Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Primary Care Network have been...