Tell us what you want, what you really really want…

What topics have been on your mind that you would like to hear about on a podcast? Is it scientific? Theoretical? Abstract? concrete? Would you like to hear from an expert and which one? Do you not know but you want to hear more? Come at me: ahalladay@autismsciencefoundation.org and TELL me what topics are of interest to you. And don’t forget, the Autism Science Foundation Day of Learning, with many Ted-style talks including sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, precision medicine, new data on cannabidiol, data on COVID struggles in families and how COVID struggles have informed clinician about what can stay and what can go when the pandemic is over. Register FOR FREE!: www.autismsciencefoundation.org

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere: preparing early interventions for the community

This week two groups of heroes of autism research published studies that may not be the type of major breakthrough that the media reports on, but they are more important to families:  These studies help translate what works in the research clinic into the community.  Specifically, is it even possible, how, and what do families need to know when they receive an intervention that has yet to be “field tested”.  This is a whole field of research called implementation science, and it deals with how scientists and community services implement what is learned in research settings into real world settings.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31206690 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31241851