Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Infants and Young Autistic Children

The Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Infants and Young Autistic Children, Second Edition, is used to comprehensively assess children’s skills across multiple developmental domains and to establish individualized teaching objectives and plans. The second edition includes new items appropriate for infants as young as 6 months of age. Checklist item descriptions and an overview of administration practices are provided at the companion website. Administered every 12 weeks, the Checklist is an essential component of the intervention described in the authoritative manual, Early Start Denver Model for Young Autistic Children, Second Edition. Sold as a set of 15 Checklists, each a 16-page two-color booklet.

Sally J. Rogers, PhD, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the MIND Institute, UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis. A developmental psychologist, she has been involved at the international level in major clinical and research activities on autism for many decades. She has served as president of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and was a member of the DSM-5 Work Group on autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Dr. Rogers has spent her entire career studying cognitive and social-communicative development and intervention in young children with disabilities and has published over 300 scientific papers, books, and chapters. As a licensed psychologist, she has provided clinical care to hundreds of infants and young children and their families in Michigan, Missouri, Colorado, and California. Dr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and INSAR, and has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field of developmental disabilities. She has ranked in the top 1% of Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers.

Geraldine Dawson, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, and is founding Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. She also directs the Duke NIH Autism Center of Excellence. A clinical and developmental psychologist and researcher, Dr. Dawson has published more than 380 articles and chapters and 13 books on early autism detection and intervention and brain development. Her studies have been recognized as among the top 20 annual advances in autism research by the National Institutes of Health 13 times. Dr. Dawson has served as president of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and was the first Chief Science Officer for Autism Speaks, the largest autism science and advocacy organization. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and INSAR, and has received numerous awards for her contributions to research. She has ranked in the top 1% of Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers.