Our Mission:
The Autism Discovery Institute seeks to empower children, teens, and families by providing collaborative, neurodiversity-affirming services.
Our Vision:
Through education, advocacy, and direct care, we build the foundation for fulfilling lives.
Overview
The Autism Discovery Institute is a state-of-the-art facility that provides comprehensive services for children with autism spectrum disorders, advanced research and training, and lectures for professionals working in this area.
Here, you’ll find all of Rady Children’s renowned diagnostic and treatment services under one roof, as well as programs to help families have positive experiences and interactions.
Our team includes:
- Clinical psychologists
- Board-certified behavior analysts
- Behavior Specialists
We regularly collaborate with speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physicians, and developmental specialists.
Our Values
Families – We improve the self-determined quality of life for every child and family by working towards the goals they identify as most important.
Outcomes – We use evidence-based strategies, individual data collection, and program evaluation to ensure that every encounter has a meaningful impact.
Connection – We built and strengthen the connection needed to propel families, our community, and our field forward
Continuity of Care – We support families to find the service they need when they need it.In the News
- Improving Clinical Care for Kids With Autism, Children’s Hospital-Today, features Kristin Gist
- Autism Symptoms Improve in Small Clinical Trial of Century-Old Drug, The San Diego Union-Tribune, features Gail Reiner, FNP.
- Autism Grant Aimed at Helping Schools and Clinics, Rocklin and Roseville Today, features Lauren Bookman-Frazee, Ph.D.
- Autism Study Findings (video)
- Genetic Changes that Cause Autism Are More Diverse Than Previously Thought, UC San Diego Health, features Jonathan Sebat, Ph.D.
- Opinions: New Models for Autism Spectrum Disorder, The Scientist, features Alysson R. Muotri, Ph.D.
- Better Understanding Brings About Wider Range of Autism Treatments, U-T San Diego
- No Association Found Between MMR Vaccine and Autism, Even Among Children at Higher Risk, ScienceDaily
Support Our Program
One hundred percent of your tax-deductible gift benefits Rady Children’s.
To donate, click the link below and select Autism Discovery Institute from the Gift Designation Drop-down menu: