MedCity News October 12, 2025
Jeff Beck

One in every 31 children is diagnosed with some form of autism today, up from previous years — and regardless of why we have more cases, the more pressing question is how we should address the dramatic increase in support needs.

The numbers today are startling. Autism cases are on the rise and capable therapists are in short supply. It’s unfortunately all too easy to subscribe to a doom loop of poor patient outcomes for millions of American children.

But for parents who participate in caregiver training, that picture is dramatically improved. Those caregivers who learn how to reinforce the skills taught by Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) professionals have been shown to help their kids learn and advance faster...

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