Richard Solomon, MD How would you feel if you knew that your child with autism needed intensive intervention as soon as possible and then you were told that you had to wait for months or even years before you could get services? I want to talk about the tens of thousands of desperate parents whose...
Dr. Rick’s Blog No. 1 Play, Autism, and The PLAY Project Recently, there was a New York Times opinion piece by Paul Tough entitled To Help Children, Coach Their Parents about research on young children who were at high risk for developmental and behavioral problems in Jamaica. What did they coach the parents to do?...
WATCH: NBC Channel 4 Columbus’ Autism Puzzle features the PLAY Project’s impact in the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities early intervention system. This video shows how PLAY Project’s cost effective, parent-implemented model is working in Ohio to change the lives of children with autism. The video also highlights the first ever PLAY Project Center at...
WATCH: Learn how counties within the state-wide Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities are implementing the PLAY Project. Through PLAY Project’s systematic video feedback and written reports, parents receive the guidance they need to increase the social interaction and functional development of their children.
“It’s helping draw the child out and trying to get that relationship and those social connections going back and forth between the child and their family and peers.” This article highlights the growing need for additional services for children on the autism spectrum and how PLAY Project is helping these children grow in their functional development....
Check out this article on one county in Ohio introducing Teaching PLAY, the school-based PLAY Project intervention, to the classroom. Click here to read the article
Read the latest news from Ohio on PLAY Project’s Implementation and Impact on families throughout the state. PLAY Evaluation Final Report
Click to read the paper NOW online Click here to read the exciting news wire summary about the research Click here for our Media Kit Media inquiries and interview requests to Onna Solomon – onna@playproject.org or (734) 585-5333 x202 Click here for the JDBP PLAY Project Research Abstract Research reference: Richard Solomon, Laurie A. Van Egeren, Gerald Mahoney,...
Have a waiting list for autism services? Consider the PLAY Project. Get children into evidenced-based services immediately and complement other services including ABA. PLAY Project is an evidenced-based autism intervention option for: organizations health care centers community mental health systems early intervention systems governmental systems private practice individuals Check out our latest research here. Our program is successfully implemented...
