Service Delivery: Interdisciplinary Involvement
Because autism is a disorder characterized by deficits and abnormalities in multiple areas, a team approach to evaluation and assessment, program design, and service delivery is necessary. A comprehensive intervention program may include input from the following disciplines to ensure that all aspects of the disorder are addressed:
- Developmental pediatrics
- Special education
- Speech language pathology
- Psychiatry and/or psychology
- Occupational and/or physical therapy
- Public health
- Social Work (Rogers, 1999).
