Available treatment methods have shown little effect on the burden associated with mental
health disorders. We review promising universal, selective, and indicated preventive mental …

Autism is associated with a range of costs. This paper reviews the literature on estimating
the economic costs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More or less 50 papers covering …

Few US estimates of the economic burden of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are available
and none provide estimates for 2015 and 2025. We forecast annual direct medical, direct …

There is growing evidence that efficacious interventions for autism are rarely adopted or
successfully implemented in public mental health and education systems. We propose …

Objective To determine the effect of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) for treatment of
young children with autism on health care service use and costs. Method We used data from …

Autism has lifetime consequences, with potentially a range of impacts on the health,
wellbeing, social integration and quality of life of individuals and families. Many of those …

The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed
at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report …

Background Early intervention (EI) can improve a range of outcomes for families of children
with developmental disabilities. However, research indicates the level of access does not …

In a previous study, we compared the effects of just over one year of intensive behavior
analytic intervention (IBT) provided to 29 young children diagnosed with autism with two …

Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) may result in improved cognitive, adaptive and
social functioning and reductions in autism severity and behavioral problems in children with …