Critical periods and neurodevelopmental brain disorders

Parent-Mediated Targeted Intervention for Young Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

“…Therefore, at-risk children who may need and benefit from intervention can be identified, albeit not with 100% accuracy. Third, given rapid brain development, expansion, and neural plasticity, the early years is an optimal time to intervene to change developmental trajectories (Meredith, 2016). Finally, developmentally and behaviorally based early interventions that have been shown to be effective for preschoolers with ASD (Sandbank et al, 2020) may be adapted for at-risk infants and young children.…”