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Improving autism therapies by exploring the roots of social avoidance… a  2012-13 Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellow. Today, Dr. Stavropoulos is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of California-Riverside. Her recently published research findings grew out of her … behavior, and we base these approaches on different ideas about why people who have autism tend to struggle with social interactions. My Weatherstone fellowship project launched my research into two seemingly different ideas about why many … braking outside too high pitched. Along these lines, perhaps we should rethink the current practice of working on social communication and sensory issues separately. For example, a child with autism may work on social skills with a behavioral …

Q&A: Parent video training for autism study… evaluating iBASIS , an early intervention program that uses video feedback to show parents how to foster social development and communication in babies at high risk for autism. Each parent receives six to twelve in-home feedback sessions with a … research, funded in part by Autism Speaks , aims to reduce the severity of early autism symptoms and improve parent-baby interactions. The researchers call their program iBASIS for “Intervention in the British Autism Study of Infant Siblings.” …