Safe Spaces, Strong Systems: Neuro-Affirming Autism Services in Eastern India

• By: Shaoli Dutta Desun Hospitals, India
• September 15th, 2025
• autism care india, caregiver engagement, cultural sensitivity, Fall 2025 Issue, hospital-based services, India, multidisciplinary teams, neuro-affirming support, service accessibility, trauma-informed care
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In Eastern India, families navigating autism diagnoses often face systemic instability, long waitlists and fragmented services. Desun Hospitals has responded by launching Mindspace Academy, one of the region’s first hospital-based Autism and Neurodevelopment Support Centers, aiming to redefine...

A Meeting of Worlds: Multidisciplinary Teams in Autism Treatment

• By: Elise Settanni, MEd, BCBA, LBS Jennifer Croner Lauriello, MSEd, BCBA, LBS-PA Lehigh University Autism Services
• July 19th, 2022
• BCBA, children, collaboration, decision making, multidisciplinary teams, OT, PT, school, SLP, Summer 2022 Issue, treatment
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As Dr. Stephen Shore said, “if you’ve met one individual with autism, you’ve met one individual with autism.” Autism is a spectrum disorder with great variability in support needs from one person to the next. Given the spectrum of the disability, services and care for children with...