the exclusionary criteria in the research regarding having no other diagnoses. On a practical basis for a community-based program, it seems very likely that as part of developing services, that requests will be made for serving a somewhat wider range of children than those seen in the outcome studies specific to Autism. Maintaining a reasonable range of clients is important however, to allow for the development of expertise in a defined area. As LLS has done since its inception, it has focused more on seeing children at younger ages. While this is obviously consistent with the best outcomes in the literature, it was also recognized that early on, LLS did not have the level of experience and expertise to work with older children who may present with more complex and longer lasting challenges. However, as LLS continues to grow, it is acquiring the capacity to serve children of older ages, but this is evolving more developmentally rather than attempting to initiate immediate services for older children, who may have issues not yet faced by LLS staff. Home-based programs were initiated in 2011 and continue today. It is recognized that
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