MUSM Rural Autism ECHO: Strategies for Improving Healthcare for Autistic Patients in Rural Georgia

● Brain development and differences in autism ● Critical periods and sensory periods ● Types of EI, how they work, and when they are meant to be used: caregiver mediated intervention, applied behavior analysis, sensory integration therapies, etc… ● Research on the efficacy of early intervention therapies and missed therapeutic opportunities ● Additional therapies: occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physical therapy, feeding therapy, play therapy, etc…