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We would like to thank the Deitz Family for funding this research, and acknowledge additional support from Esme Usdan and family, Allied World, and the Autism Science Foundation. We wish to thank the families of the children included in this study for their time and participation. We also wish to thank our colleagues Cara Keifer, Avery Voos, Jonathan Tirrell, Laura Anderson, and Cara Cordeaux for their contributions to the treatment work and clinical characterization of the sample.
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Pamela Ventola
Pamela Ventola is a Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center (CSC). Dr. Ventola completed her fellowship training at the CSC under the mentorship of Drs. Fred Volkmar and Ami Klin. She is currently the Clinical Director of the Center for Translational Developmental Neuroscience at the CSC. She was trained in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) by the developers of the approach. She has delivered the treatment to children and adults of a range of ages and functioning levels, and she now directs a PRT program.
Hannah Friedman
Hannah Friedman is a Clinical Research Post-Baccalaureate Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center (CSC). She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013 from Wellesley College with a focus on medicine. She began working with individuals with developmental disabilities while in undergraduate studies and continued that work during her fellowship at the CSC. She was trained in PRT and serves as a PRT Clinician for children with ASD.
Devon Oosting
Devon Oosting is a Clinical Research Post-Baccalaureate Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center (CSC). She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in 2012 from the University of Michigan. Her research and clinical interests while in undergraduate school focused on children with autism. She continued on this path during her fellowship at the CSC. She also was trained in PRT and serves as a PRT Clinician for children with ASD.