Project ImPACT highlighted on Autism Annex
Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-social-communication-insights-into-parent/id1558169263?i=1000577769127
Materials available to introduce families to Project ImPACT
We recommend sharing the video on the home page of this site and the parent handout with families to help introduce the program. The parent handout can be downloaded from the Frequently Asked Questions page, which can be accessed through the home page.
Project ImPACT forms now fillable for use in telehealth
Guilford Press will be making all of the reproducible forms on the companion website fillable PDFs to facilitate their use over telehealth. Copies of the fillable forms can be requested before they are available on the companion website by contacting us.
September 13, 2020
Spanish translation of Project ImPACT manuals now available
The Spanish translation of Project ImPACT parent and coach manuals, Comunicacion social para ninos con autism y otras dificultades del desarrollo ImPACT: Guia para familias and Guia para professionales are now available from Autismo Avila: https://impact.autismoavila.org/ Please contact Cristina Leyva at gestion.editorial@autismoavila.org to purchase the parent and/or coach manuals. Check back with us for information on distribution in […]
Study finds Project ImPACT promotes communication in at-risk siblings
A pair of peer-reviewed articles on the efficacy of Project ImPACT with infant siblings at-risk for ASD was recently published in Autism by Paul Yoder, Wendy Stone, and Sarah Edmunds. Yoder, P., Stone, W., & Edmunds, S. (in press). Parent utilization of ImPACT intervention strategies is a mediator of proximal then distal social communication outcomes […]
Study finds telehealth coaching in Project ImPACT as effective as in person coaching
A recent study comparing telehealth coaching and in-person coaching in Project ImPACT was published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders by Ying Hao and colleagues. Hao, Y., Franco, J. H., Sundarrajan, M., & Chen, Y. (2020). A pilot study comparing tele-therapy and in-person therapy: Perspectives from parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal […]
NRSA fellowship to identify active ingredients of Project ImPACT funded by NIMH
A two-year NRSA training fellowship was recently awarded to Kyle Frost to identify the active ingredients of Project ImPACT. The study objective is to use a mixed methods approach to elucidate potential active ingredients and associated mechanisms of change of an empirically supported early intervention which addresses core deficits of ASD. First, interviews with key […]
Free webinar on delivering Project ImPACT via telehealth
In response to COVID-19, many providers are having to shift their service delivery model to telehealth. This 1.5-hour, free webinar, covers the information necessary to effectively deliver Project ImPACT using telehealth. Topics covered include: 1) the evidence base for telehealth; 2) how to prepare your practice for telehealth; 3) how to prepare the family for […]
Project ImPACT study in Philadelphia Part C Early Intervention funded by Eagles Foundation
Pilot community effectiveness study of Project ImPACT in the Philadelphia Part C Early Intervention System funded by the Eagles Foundation. This 2-year project will conduct a three-arm randomized field trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Project ImPACT within Philadelphia’s Infant and Toddler Early Intervention System. The results will provide rigorous information about whether […]
Project ImPACT study in California Part C Early Intervention funded by IES
A randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of Project ImPACT in two Part C Early Intervention programs in California was recently funded by the Institute for Education Sciences. The goal of this project is to examine the efficacy of Project ImPACT for Toddlers (PIT), a naturalistic intervention that focuses on building parents’ capacity to support the […]