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- Research
Study looks at which parts of clinician training help deliver an autism parent-coaching programme in US community services
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · Trial · 20 participants
- Peer-reviewed
A small US study of 20 clinicians found that video-based feedback was linked to better parent-coaching skills, while group consultation coincided with more eligible families being offered the programme. It did not measure how autistic children or their families got on.
- Research
US study links wildfire smoke in pregnancy to later autism diagnosis, but it does not show cause
A US study of nearly 900,000 mothers and children found a statistical link between wildfire smoke in pregnancy and later autism diagnosis. It cannot show cause, and its framing of autism as a ‘risk’ and ‘disease burden’ deserves questioning.