In the news | May 9, 2025Autism, Rubella and the Rising Fear of Vaccines Catalight Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., shares a personal story about her son, who was exposed to rubella from his birth mother in utero. Once a common illness, rubella is now rare in the United States because of vaccines but Dr. Samelson is concerned that more parents are skipping vaccines due false belief that they cause autism. Read News
In the news | January 27, 2025The Role Of Telehealth And Technology In Providing Autism Care Catalight’s Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., spoke to Forbes about how Catalight is using technology to deliver care as a way to close access gaps amid skyrocketing autism prevalence rates. Read News
In the news | December 3, 2024Empowering Families Through Caregiver-Led Interventions In an article for the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., MSCP, details the positive effects of caregiver-led interventions. Dr. Samelson writes how parents can incorporate strategies into daily routines to support their child’s development, build confidence and find tailored solutions – all while preserving quality family time. Read News
In the news | November 25, 2024Catalight Teams Up with AI Company Nabla to Reduce Clinician Workload Behavioral Health Business, reports on Catalight’s partnership with tech company Nabla that incorporates its AI-powered ambient assistant for Catalight to automatically transcribe client conversations. For clinicians, the new tool decreases burnout, saves time and allows more focus on patient care, thereby enhancing support for the families Catalight serves. Read News
Article | July 12, 2024What’s Causing Autism Rates to Rise? Autism rates have tripled. Is it becoming that much more common or are we just getting better at diagnosing and understanding autism and what are the factors involved? Read article
In the news | July 2, 2024Voices: Trent Iden, Catalight’s Chief Growth Officer In this Behavioral Health Business interview, Trent Iden discusses challenges, innovations and Catalight’s commitment to its growing impact in developmental disabilities. Read News
Press release | June 26, 2024New Podcast on Innovative Autism and Other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Care Launches Today Catalight launches a new podcast, What’s Up With Catalight!, about innovative care for people with autism and other developmental disabilities Read press release
Article | May 31, 2024Catalight’s New Post-Doctoral Training Program Aimed to Address Industry-Wide Shortage of Qualified Autism Evaluators and Long Diagnostic Wait Times Catalight is launching post-doctoral program in August with a goal of increasing access to care and mitigating wait times for autism diagnoses. Read article
Article | March 20, 2024Gender and Autism: Differences and Discrepancies Understand the complexities of autism diagnosis gender disparities, exploring potential causes and implications, highlighting the need for further research and awareness. Read article
Article | February 22, 2024What to Do After Your Child’s Autism Diagnosis When you first receive your child’s autism diagnosis, you may feel a range of emotions and be unsure of how to best support your child. But by learning more about autism and proven treatments, you’ll be able to choose the path that best fits your child and family’s unique needs. Here are 10 steps you … Read article
