• Young Learners Preschool for Autism
• Village Glen School
• Bridgeport School
• Sunrise School for Autism & Developmental Disabilities  

• Village Glen Commons Therapeutic Boarding School for Adolescents

• The Help Group Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Graduate & Post-Graduate Training Programs
• The Help Group National Autism Foundation

• The Help Group's There is Help, There is Hope: Learn the Early Signs of Autism Campaign
• The Help Group Autism Awareness Campaign
• Continuing Medical Education Seminars
• Distinguished Lecturer Series
• The Help Group Annual SUMMIT Topics on Autism ~ Asperger's Disorder ~ Learning Disabilities ~ ADHD
   

• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders – Part I
• Common Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders – Part II 
• Diagnostic Evaluations of Autism Spectrum Disorders – Part III 
• Early Warning Signs – ( English & Spanish )
• Promoting Communication & Behavioral Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorders –
• Glossary of Terms: ( Engilsh & Spanish )  
   

• The Music's Got It: Opening a Doorway to Emotion Understanding in Autism - Istvan Molnar-Szakacs, PhD
• Understanding Anxiety Disorders in Elementary School Children with ASD - Jeffrey James Wood, PhD, & Marilyn Van Dyke, MA, CCC-SLP
• Can Social Robots Help Autism? Exploring Socially Assistive Robotics For ASD Intervention - David Feil-Seifer and Maja J Mataric', PhD
• What Is Translational Research And Why Is It Important In The Treatment Of Autism? - Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD
• Building Social Competence in Children with Asperger's Disorder - Sara McCracken, PsyD
• Teaching Autistic Kids to Read Facial Expressions (LA DailyNews) - 
  
• Music therapy helps autistic children (Daily Bruin) - 
  
• The sounds of learning (UCLA Newsroom)
  
• Form of Gene Can Boost Chances of Autism (LA Daily News) - 
  
• Teaching Autistic Kids to Read Facial Expressions (Los Angeles Times)
  
• MSN.com - Can music help autistic children connect with the emotional world around them?
  
• Autismo, difícil para la familia ( Spanish ) - 
  
• Understanding Asperger’s Disorder in Young Children - Stephens
• The Implications of the Autism Epidemic -  Mandell
• The Science and Fiction of Autism -  Schreibman
• How to Treat Affective Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s -  Attwood
• What Brain Imaging Can Tell Us About Developmental Disorders -  Bookheimer
• Brain Mapping and Developmental Disorders -  Bookheimer
• Speaking to Your Pediatrician -  Costello
• The Need for High-Quality Developmental Screenings - Dunkle Vismara
• Understanding Asperger’s Disorder -   Pomeroy
• Differential Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorders -  Stephens
• Theory of Mind Part I: Social Thinking in Autism Spectrum Disorders - Stephens
• Theory of Mind Part II: Social Thinking in Autism Spectrum Disorders - Stephens
• A Guide to Improving Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders -  Stevens
• Social Skill Training — the Hidden Curriculum -  Stephens
• The Critical Role of Early Intervention in Autism -  Stephens
• Early Intervention: The Key to Unlocking Potential -   Firestone - Stevens
• Early Brain Development in Autism -    Courchesne
• Medication Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders  -     Saslow
    

• What Has Neuroimaging Taught Us About The Brain in Autism - David G. Amaral, PhD
  
• 826LA - Joel Arquillos
  
• Successful transition to early schooling for children with autism - Jan Blacher, PhD
  
• Update on Psychiatric Medications for Autism - David Coffey, MD
  
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Future Directions - Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD
  
• School-Based Teacher-Facilitated Social Skills Training for Adolescents with ASD: The PEERS Program - Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Ruth Ellingsen, Shannon Bates, Jennifer Sanderson, & Lara Tucci
  
• The Science of Making Friends: Teaching Social Skills to Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Elizabeth A. Laugeson, PsyD
  
• A Systematic Desensitization Paradigm to Treat Hypersensitivity to Auditory Stimuli in Children with Autism in Family Contexts - Daniel Openden, Phd, BCBA-D
  
• Pivotal Response Treatment® for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Daniel Openden, Phd, BCBA-D
  
• The Practice Principles of the SCERTS Model; Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Classroom - Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP
  
• Anxiety and Peer/Social Challenges in High-Functioning Adolescents with Autism - Jeffrey Wood, PhD
  

• Environmental Facators in the Etiology of Autism - Irva Hertz-Picciotto
  
• Immunologic Factors in the Etiology of Autism - Judy Van de Water, PhD
  
• Applied Research for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Help Group – UCLA Autism Research Alliance - Bruce Baker, PhD, Jan Blacher, PhD, Alexander Gantman, PsyD, Connie Kasari, PhD, Elizabeth A. Laugeson, PsyD, Jeffrey Wood, PhD
  
• Teaching Social Skills in the Classroom for Teenagers with ASD: The PEERS Program - Elizabeth A. Laugeson, PsyD
  
• Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Symptoms - Jeffrey Wood, PhD
  
• Early Intervention for Nonverbal Children with Autism - Connie Kasari, PhD
  
• Student-teacher-relationships in early and middle childhood: Still an enigma - Jan Blacher, PhD
  
• Collaborative Family Study - Bruce Baker, PhD
  
• Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Alexander Gantman, PhD
  
• ABA and Older Individuals with Autism: Evidence-based Applications to Promote Competence and Quality of Life - Michael G. Chez MD
  
• Sexuality and Sexuality Instruction with Learners and Autism Apectrum Disorders - Peter F. Gerhardt, EdD
  
• ABA and Older Individuals with Autism: Evidence-based Applications to Promote Competence and Quality of Life - Peter F. Gerhardt, EdD
  
• Evidence and Promising New Trends in Early Intervention - Connie Kasari, PhD
  
• Addressing Heterogeneity of the Autisms – The Brain-Gut Connection - Pat Levitt, PhD
  
• Psychopharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Children & Adolescents with Autism & ADHD - Derek Ott, MD, MS
  
• Using A Developmental Approach to Address Anxiety in Children with ASD - Ricki Robinson MD, MPH
  
• The Aging Out Process for Students with ASD: A Leap into the Great Unknown" - Louis Vismara, MD
  

• Recent Discoveries from Research on Remedial: Interventions for Children with Reading Disabilities - Joseph K. Torgesen, PhD
  
• Social Thinking: Evidence for Using a Social Cognitive Approach to Enhance Social Communication in Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome & High Functioning Autism - Pamela J. Crooke, PhD, CCC-SLP
  
• Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for Children with ASD - Daniel Openden, PhD, BCBA-D
  
• Anxiety in ADHD & LD - John Piacentini, PhD
  
• Current Trends in Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism - Erna Blanche, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  
• Attention, Joint Attention & Social Cognition: Lessons Learned from Children with Autism - Peter C. Mundy, PhD
  
• Pivotal Response Treatment for Young Children with ASD - Daniel Openden, PhD, BCBA-D
  
• Catch Them Before They Fall: Early Identification & Intervention to Prevent Reading Failure for Children - Joseph K. Torgesen, PhD
  
• ADHD: Medications & Advances - David Coffey, MD
  
• "A Job, A Home, & A Friend": Providing Hope & Opportunity for Young Adults with Autism - Louis Vismara, MD with Panel of Experts
  
• Emerging Research in the Education & Treatment of Children with ASD : The Help Group - UCLA Research Alliance - The Help Group - UCLA Research Alliance: Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD, Alexander Gantman, PsyD, Araksia Kaladjian, MA, Judith Piggot, MD, PhD, Istvan Molnar-Szakacs, PhD, Jeffrey Wood, PhD
  
• ADHD & Bipolar Spectrum Conditions: A Developmental Perspective - Stephanie E. Meyer, PhD
  
• The Challenges that Confront Teens with High Functioning Autism & Asperger's as They Transition to Young Adulthood: What Every Parent, Educator & Clinician Should Know - Bryan H. King, MD
  
• Autism: Past, Present & Future - Emily D. Iland, MA
  
• Recognizing ADHD in Children & Adolescents with High IQ, Bipolar Disorder, Reading Disorder or OCD - Thomas E. Brown, PhD
  
• Appropriate Medication Use in Autism - Bryan H. King, MD
  
• What Changes in ADHD from Preschool to Adulthood & Why? - Thomas E. Brown, PhD
  
• ASD: A Developmental Pediatrician's Perspective - Diane M. Danis, MD
  
• The Building Blocks of Friendship: Teaching Social Skills to Children with Special Needs - Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD
  

• The Convergence of Science,Advocacy and Public Policy in Forging Systemic Change for Children with ASDs and their Families: The California and Federal Legislative Agendas - Barbara Firestone, Ph.D., Louis Vismara, M.D.
  
• Understanding the "Theory of Mind" Mechanism and the Autism TriadThrough Infant Studies - Alan M. Leslie, Ph.D.
  
• Medical and Neurological Management Issues and Autism Spectrum Disorders - Michael G. Chez, M.D.
  
• Transition Planning and Applied Behavior Analysis: Promoting Competence in Young Adults with ASD - Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D.
  
• Implementing Positive Behavior Supports: A Model for Young Children and for School-Age Children - Glen Dunlap, Ph.D.
  
• Integrative Healthcare for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Infancy Through Adulthood - Margaret L. Bauman, M.D.
  
• Evidence Based Practice in Early Intervention: The Importance of Joint Attention - Connie Kasari, Ph.D
  
• The Help Group -UCLA Autism Research Alliance Initiatives: A Dynamic Model of Applied Research to Foster Evidence Based Best Practices in Education and Treatment of ASD - Jan Blacher, Ph.D., Connie Kasari, Ph.D., Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D.,Sara McCracken, Psy.D., Istvan Molnar-Szakacs, Ph.D
  
• Evidence-Based Treatment for Toddlers with ASD: What We Know Now and New Research Directions - Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
  
• Adaptation and Accommodation in Adolescence and Young Adulthood in ASD: Individuals, Families and Communities - Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
  
• What Causes Autism: How the Answer Guides Evaluation and Treatment - Robert L.Hendren,D.O.
  
• Addressing Social Communicative Competence in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Using the SCERTS Model - Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP
  
• Using the Brain as a Template for Assessment and Intervention - Janiece Turnbull, Ph.D
  

The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Resilience in Children with Special Needs - Robert Brooks, Ph.D.
• Researching the Basic Biology of Autism - Sophia A. Colamarino, Ph.D.
• Is Recovery Possible in Autism? - Deborah Fein, Ph.D.
  
• Learning Disabilities: New Models for Identification and Intervention - Jack Fletcher, Ph.D., Professor
  
• Autism Genetics: Hope for a New Understanding - Daniel H. Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.
  
• First 5 LA Early Developmental Screening and Intervention (EDSI) Strategic Partnership - Elizabeth González, Ph.D.
  
• Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Mechanisms and Treatment - Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D.
  
• The Effects of ADHD, NLD, and Executive Functioning Delay on a Child's Response to Reading Remediation - Philip Levin, Ph.D.
  
• Implications of the Autism Epidemic - David S. Mandell, Sc.D.
  
• A Look at First 5 California - Kris Perry, LCSW
  
• A Virtual Reality Scenario for All Seasons: The Virtual Classroom - Albert 'Skip' Rizzo, Ph.D.
  
• Autism in the First Two Years of Life - Sally J. Rogers, Ph.D., Professor
  
• Enhancing Communication Development in Young Children with Autism - Laura Schreibman, Ph.D.
  
• Facilitating Play in Young Children across the Autism Spectrum - Laurie Stephens, Ph.D.
  
• The CUIDAR Project: An Innovative Service Program to Educate Parents to Intervene Effectively with their Preschool Children at Risk for ADHD - James Swanson, Ph.D.
  
• Young Children with Special Needs: Innovative Approaches to Services, Programs & Systems of Care - Louis Vismara, M.D.