title: BUILDING A RESEARCH-COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY CARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS AT-RISK FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
abstract: This article describes the formation and initial outcomes of a research-community collaborative group that was developed based on community-based participatory research principles. The group includes a transdisciplinary team of practitioners, funding agency representatives, researchers, and families of children with autism spectrum disorders, who partnered to improve community-based care for infants and toddlers at risk for autism through the implementation of evidence-based practices. Data from this group provide support for the feasibility of developing and sustaining a highly synergistic and productive research-community collaborative group who shares common goals to improve community care.
authors.affiliation: Child & Adolescent Services Research Center-San Diego, and University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brookman-Frazee
authors.forename: Aubyn C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Stahmer
authors.forename: Karyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Feder
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reed