MMI program helps military families with autistic children

Without early intervention, long-term outcomes for the one in 91 children who have autism remain bleak.

Rashea Fuchtmam conducts an Applied Behavior Analysis therapy session with Wendell (Dell) Parks III while his parents, Stephanie and Wendell Parks Jr. talk with ABA therapist Amber Paden.

Applied behavior analysis — better known as ABA therapy — is a common and effective treatment method for those with autism. But there are not enough practitioners to meet the need.

This is especially true for military families stationed overseas in countries where opportunities for early diagnosis and treatment aren’t knocking.

Read a UNMC Discover story about a Munroe-Meyer Institute program that aims to help military families with autistic children receive the treatment they need.