Intervention for Adolescents with ASD
Special | 32m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Leann Smith to learn about the support available for ASD adolescents.
Leann Smith, an associate scientist at the Waisman Center at the UW-Madison, focuses on recent research on the needs of families undergoing transition and will present data from a pilot study of the Transitioning Together program, an education and support program for families of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is being provided at the Waisman Center.
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Intervention for Adolescents with ASD
Special | 32m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Leann Smith, an associate scientist at the Waisman Center at the UW-Madison, focuses on recent research on the needs of families undergoing transition and will present data from a pilot study of the Transitioning Together program, an education and support program for families of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is being provided at the Waisman Center.
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