Missouri Autism Guidelines Initiative

Autism Spectrum Disorders Guide

EVERY DAY PARENTS OF INDIVIDUALS with autism spectrum disorders,

in concert with health care professionals, educators, and other

service providers, must consider the intervention services most

effective for their loved ones. Currently there is no single

evidence-based resource for assessing, selecting, and evaluating

interventions.

THAT'S WHY THE MISSOURI AUTISM GUIDELINES INITIATIVE is now
focused on developing the first comprehensive guide to evidence-based

interventions. Building on the success of its first publication on

screening, diagnosis, and assessment for intervention planning,

an advisory committee of parents, health care professionals, an

individual with ASD, educators and service providers is working to

summarize the latest evidence-based and peer-reviewed research to help

make information on interventions more understandable. The document

will provide the tools for making decisions about selection, implementation,
and evaluation of interventions. It will be published in Summer 2012.

You can now pre-order Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guide to Evidence-based Interventions. The 2010 companion guide, Autism Spectrum Disorders: Missouri Best Practice Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis, and Assessment is available online, along with overviews for families, clinicians and service providers and educators.