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The National Academies, as required by Section 737 of Public Law 117-81, will conduct an independent analysis of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense’s Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration (ACD). The National Academies will convene an ad hoc committee to carry out the review and create a report of its findings that will be submitted to Congress and released to the public.
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The Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration: Solutions for Military Families
Consensus Study Report
·2025
Military families raising children with autism often face unique challenges in accessing consistent, high-quality care across frequent moves and deployments. Applied behavior analysis, or ABA, is widely recognized as an effective intervention for many autistic individuals, yet military families repo...
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Commissioned Paper - Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Comprehensive Applied Behavior Analytic Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Commissioned Paper - Applied Behavior Analysis and the TRICARE Autism Care Demonstration Standards, Policies, and Outcomes
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