Overview

The Great Plains Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment Program provides training, research, diagnostic and treatment services to North Dakota children and youth suspected or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

GPAST autism services are currently being provided to our pilot study families. Throughout this next year, we will be utilizing distance technologies to connect our families and their child’s teachers to professionals for training, networking, and services; enabling parents and teachers to access information without having to travel long distances. We recognize that by virtue of testing new technologies, there will be “lessons learned”. These efforts are being made to find a suitable service delivery model that meets the needs of our state and provides a quality and worthwhile service to families. It is our hope that through this process, we can affect statewide change by making recommendations to ND policymakers on how to enhance service delivery models in ND.