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The advocacy organization Autism Speaks releases its three-year strategic research plan, a new autism journal is slated for 2019, and updated U.S. developmental disability prevalence numbers are published.
Parent participants had a few suggestions to improve the program, including follow-up meetings with the practitioner to talk about new issues, and inclusion of peer support. Practitioners, in turn, saw a “strong need” for better parent education about autism, faster referral to services and possibly home visits to help with implementation.