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March 24, 2023

Episode 6 – Measuring Progress in Early Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Challenges, Progress and Next Steps

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Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Kyle Sterrett, a postdoctoral scholar and a clinical psychology trainee at the Semel Institute the UCLA Tarjan Center. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of treatment response and how we measure progress for children with neurodevelopmental disorders enrolled in early intervention programs and classrooms. He focuses on interventions developed for children with little to no spoken language. Today, he will be talking about measuring treatment response in children with autism spectrum disorder at risk for long-term spoken language delays.

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The UCLA Tarjan Center’s podcast features Q&A-style discussions with speakers from our Distinguished Lecture Series. Hosted by Kecia Weller, Senior Disability Rights Advocate, and Holly Oliver, Disability Rights Advocate, the podcast aims to make this content more accessible to our community. The lecture series is designed to expand awareness of emerging research and interventions, highlight disparities impacting underserved populations, and explore how public policies and practices influence the inclusion and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.