Posts for tag: Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA)

Altering the autism landscape

Posted on August 19, 2016

The numbers are concerning. The percentage of children with autism in Delaware schools has more than tripled over the past 12 years and services have failed to keep up. Families report waiting more than a year to receive an accurate diagnosis after they first notice symptoms. And 62 percent of children under five had to see at least three different clinicians before autism was identified.

Why is it still so hard for people with autism and their families to receive

This entry was posted in autism, Center for Disability Studies, developmental disabilities, employment, people with disabilities, training, Uncategorized, University of Delaware and tagged Autism Delaware, Blueprint for Collective Action, CDS video, Delaware Department of Education, Delaware Department of Public Health, Delaware Family Voices, Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), Delaware schools, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children.