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The Autism Spectrum Institute: Impacting teachers, families, and the community (pdf)

Third Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Symposium Held at Illinois State

One in every 150 children born in the United States will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Early intervention can yield substantial benefits to children and their families.

The Autism Spectrum Institute provides supportive education programs and trains pre-service and teacher educators as well as parents and families of children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. The Institute provides a multidisciplinary network of consultants that can assist in identifying, selecting, and implementing effective programs, a lending library, and information to families and professionals through workshops and inservice trainings. It will also serve as a coordinating site for classroom-, home-, and clinic-based research with an emphasis on the empirical validation of intervention strategies.