Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

[Guest guest]

The LEAP Model of Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

About the Webinar

For the last five years Dr. Strain and his colleagues (particularly Ted Bovey) have conducted what is the largest randomized trial of early intervention in the autism field. It is also the first early intervention randomized trial of a school-based model and the first randomized evaluation of inclusive services for young children with autism.

Speaker

S. Strain, PhD

Dr. Strain is the author of over 250 scientific papers and he serves on the editorial boards of over a dozen professional journals. Dr. Strain has worked in the field of early intervention since 1974 and he developed the LEAP Preschool Model for young children with autism in 1980. With over three dozen per-reviewed studies, LEAP is one of the most extensively researched models in the field of early intervention.

This Webinar will take place on Tuesday, April 26th from 4:00PM to 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time. The visual portion of the webinar will be conducted via GoToMeeting and the audio portion via telephone or VoIP (requires microphone and speakers). After registration you will be given a unique web address for viewing the webinar and audio information.

Register for the Webinar https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/451835904The Early Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Interest Group (EIEC SIG) at AUCD provides information to Network members on critical issues related to early childhood. The EIEC SIG Website can be accessed at www.aucd.org/eiec

Please Note- There is NO cost for this webinar!

This webinar will be archived and can be viewed 3-5 days following the event on AUCD’s WEBINAR LIBRARY

Please Note- All webinars are from 4:00PM-5:00PM Eastern Standard TimeThis Webinar is in part made possible with support from The Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC

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