NECC Infant Sibling Research Project 2023

Dr. Rebecca MacDonald, a long-time senior program director at NECC, replicated a study by Graupner and Sallows (2017) of the Wisconsin Early Autism Project on early identification of autism, which has since come to be known as the NECC Infant Siblings Research Project. Dr. MacDonald and her team have spent the last few years documenting the early emergence of autism symptoms in high-risk infant siblings less than 6 months old. The research team even developed an Early Markers of Autism (EMA) assessment tool for young infants from data collected in the study. This video highlights one family's experience, and success, with the project.