Dissemination, Education, and Training

The publication of Findings and Conclusions: National Standards Project, Phase 2in April of 2015 by the National Autism Center included:

• Announcements of changes in interventions previously identified as “Emerging”
• Detailed information about the movement and the quantity of studies that may or may not support each intervention
• New categories to make the findings more accessible and understandable
• A listing of interventions that have no empirical research
• Recommendations for families, practitioners, and researchers

The Center also published and distributed the second edition of its manual for educators, “Evidence-based Practice and Autism in the Schools.” 
The Center distributed its new Parent Education Series video, based on a two-part training conducted in 2014 for military families across the country, courtesy of funding from Autism Speaks.