Meeting the Needs of Young Hispanic Autistic Children

Inclusion Criteria: * Children must be from a Hispanic family experiencing low income, defined as having an income-to-needs ratio of \< 320% of the federal poverty level, determined by their household size * Children must be between 18-42 months old at the start of the study * Children must have no other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders determined by parent report * Children must receive a Calibrated Severity Score (CSS) of 4 or higher on the Autism Diagnostic Observational Schedule-2 (ADOS-2) administered by a qualified bilingual assessment associate * Families must have a primary home language of English and/or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Children who are from a family that is not Hispanic and/or does not have an income-to-needs ratio of \< 320% of the federal poverty level, determined by their household size * Children younger than 18 months or older than 42 months at the start of the study * Children whose parents report they have any other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders * Children who receive a Calibrated Severity Score (CSS) lower than 4 on the ADOS-2 * Families who do not have English or Spanish as a primary home language