گفتار درمانی و توانبخشی     پایگاه اطلاع رسانی گفتار توان گستر

             پایگاه اطلاع رسانی گفتار توان گستر          ارائه دهنده کاملترین و جامع ترین اطلاعات توانبخشی             گفتار درمانی      کاردرمانی       فیزیو تراپی          اپتومتری        شنوایی سنجی          ارتوپدی فنی                   

                                           پایگاه اطلاع رسانی گفتار توان گستر          ارائه دهنده کاملترین و جامع ترین اطلاعات توانبخشی             گفتار درمانی      کاردرمانی       فیزیو تراپی          اپتومتری        شنوایی سنجی          ارتوپدی فنی           

What is the ATN
The Autism Treatment Network (ATN) is a network of treatment and research centers dedicated to improving medical care for children and adolescents with autism. The Autism Treatment Network was modeled after the Cystic Fibrosis Network which includes a large network of Clinical Care Centers offering comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, care and counseling, and a network of research centers that engage in projects to advance understanding of the disease, develop new treatments and find a cure

The goal of the ATN is to improve medical treatment of children and adolescents with autism by establishing standards of clinical care based on research and shared clinical practice. The ATN is dedicated to establishing these standards of care for autism in the medical community through open research collaboration, trainee mentorship, medical education and participation in conferences. The ATN is further committed to improving insurance reimbursement for autism treatment to improve accessibility to these treatments community-wide

 

Overview
The ATN consists of active clinical programs - groups actively seeing patients and providing ongoing care to children and families
The ATN clinicians have a history and willingness to share current best practices with a wide variety of other clinical programs
The ATN leaders and members have a real commitment to treatment - based on strong clinical experience - to finding better ways to identify and manage the health conditions of children with autism
The ATN has developed a common protocol for multidisciplinary assessment of children with autism - with common domains and measures
 

How did the ATN get started
The ATN began as a joint venture between the Northwest Autism Foundation in Oregon and Mass General Hospital for Children in Boston. Their initial association concentrated on certain medical issues of children with autism, and in the course of their studies they found that medical care of individuals with autism was far less than ideal. A major part of the problem was the absence of any organized group devoted to defining a high standard of medical care for autistic patients. The ATN was foreseen as filling this need, and the initial steps in its formation included the recruitment of a group of distinguished physicians and researchers who would define its mission and goals. Cure Autism Now recognized that this innovative network could play a valuable role in its mission to identify the means of preventing, treating and ultimately curing autism. To this end, Cure Autism Now joined forces with the Autism Treatment Network incorporating it as one of its key research programs. Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks recently announced plans to combine operations, bringing together the two leading organizations dedicated to accelerating and funding biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for Autism Spectrum Disorders