"Opt-In Early Intervention Program for Children Waiting to Receive an Autism Diagnosis"

"the Online Parent Training in Early Behavioral Intervention (OPT-In-Early; Dai et al., 2018, 2021,2022) is a self-directed online resource for caregivers of children with autism or high likelihood of autism. The OPT-In-Early program includes 14 modules (6 mandatory, 8 optional) comprising text and video demonstrations to teach caregivers effective methods for improving their children's language, social, and adaptive skills (e.g., using utensils, toilet training), and reducing their children's disruptive behavior. Parents are taught how to facilitate joint attention, imitation, pretend play, language, sharing, emotional engagement, social play, and self-help skills such as feeding and dressing in their child using behavioral principles (e.g. prompting, shaping and fading) during play and naturalistic daily routines. The optional modules cover such topics as picky eating and toilet training."