Removing barriers to early intervention for autistic children: A new model shows promise
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

In the February 2017 issue of Pediatrics, investigators representing the South Carolina Act Early Team report a five-fold increase in the number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) eligible for early intensive behavioral therapy (also known as applied behavior analysis therapy or ABA) after statewide implementation of a two-tiered screening process to identify who children who were `presumptively eligible` for intervention.