Whitney Guthrie – ASF Weekly Science Podcasts

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

When it comes to intervention, earlier is better

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This week, we talk to Whitney Guthrie from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who spent the last 6 years conducting the gold-standard randomized control trial that demonstrates intervention for social communication skills at 18 months shows greater effects than intervention starting at 27 months. If you wanted evidence that earlier is better, here it is! Interventions and supports are important at any age, but the critical window of development between 18-27 months is particularly important for long term development.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36922406/

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019

Keep on Screening for ASD

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This week, a little longer #ASFpodcast on a topic that deserves a little extra attention: screening for ASD. Some media click-bait driven headlines have made it seem like screening for autism is a waste of time for parents, doctors and care providers. That’s FAKE NEWS! We talk to Whitney Guthrie from CHOP and Diana Robins from Drexel about recent studies that cast doubt on common screening tools, why doctors may not be administering them the same way all the time and how that makes a difference, the importance of screening and data that shows that it does help toddlers with ASD maximize their full potential.