Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities

Guide to Evidence-based Interventions for Autism Access to effective intervention is critical in assisting persons with ASDs and their families to achieve positive outcomes and is a continuous and ongoing process. The Missouri Autism Guidelines Initiative publication, Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guide to Evidence-based Interventions, focuses on the results of six nationally recognized reviews, providing data summaries as well as detailed processes for effective interventions.... Links: https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/ https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/docum/Interventions.pdf

Best Practice Guidelines for Autism Screening, Diagnosis, and Assessment The Missouri Autism Guidelines Initiative publication, Autism Spectrum Disorders: Missouri Best Practice Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis, and Assessment, is based on the principles of family-centered care, early identification, informed clinical judgment, and community collaboration. Along with this publication, abridged overview documents for families, clinicians, and service providers and educator...s, are available on the Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Office of Autism Services website at https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/. Links: https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/pdf/Guidelines.pdf https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/pdf/Families.pdf https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov/pdf/Clinicians.pdf https://autismguidelines.dmh.mo.gov//Serviceandeducators.p See more

Missouri Autism Centers Consortium The Missouri Autism Centers Consortium (MO ACC) is a formalized group of six Autism Centers. These centers are located at Missouri teaching hospitals across the state and: Use, improve upon, and stay abreast of evidence-based and best practices; ... Provide a one-stop shop for families by employing multidisciplinary teams with expertise in ASD; and Have dedicated staff that provide support and resources to families. Missouri Autism Centers in the Consortium include: MU-Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Knights of Columbus Developmental Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Children's Mercy Hospital Developmental and Behavioral Sciences Autism Clinic Mercy Kids Autism Center Washington University School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Center Southeast Missouri State University Autism Center

MOADD The Department of Mental Health announces the MOADD (Missouri Alliance for Dual Diagnosis) mobile application (app) is now available for download. This app provides clinicians with best practice guidelines and approaches in supporting individuals with co-occurring intellectual, developmental, and behavioral health diagnoses. The content includes approach considerations, supporting literature, and information to make informed decisions regarding the selection, implementa...tion, and monitoring of dual diagnosed individuals. Four cooccurring diagnoses highlighted in the app include Anxiety, Substance Use, Aggression, and Depression. Each diagnosis section identifies recognition, safety concerns, treatment approaches, biological and psychosocial triggering factors, trauma, interventions, and case vignettes. The app can be downloaded from Google Play or iTunes See more

Autism Prevalence The CDC releases ASD prevalence reports from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network that are based on information collected from 11 communities across the United States that participate in the CDC's ADDM Network. Missouri (specifically the St. Louis region) has been a monitoring this site for over 15 years. Highlights from the most recent reports: An estimated 1.85% or 1 in 54 eight-year-old children were identified with ASD i...n 2016. The prevalence of ASD was higher in 2016 among 8-year-olds compared to CDC's last report of 1.7% or 1 in 59 eight-year-old children who were identified with ASD in 2014. For the first time, ADDM Network data found no overall difference in the number of African-American children identified with ASD by 8 years of age compared to Caucasian children. However, the number of Hispanic children identified with ASD is still lower compared to Caucasian or African-American children. The percentage of 4-year-old children with ASD who received a developmental evaluation by 36 months of age increased from 74% in 2014 to 84% in 2016. Link: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/addm.html