The UCSD Autism Research Program is a federally-funded program involved in the experimental analysis and treatment of autism. Under the supervision of Dr. Laura Schreibman, this research laboratory has been in operation since 1984. Research objectives in our lab have included the improved understanding of language, social, and attention deficits in this population with the ultimate goal of developing effective treatment programs. Our main focus has been on the development, delivery, and evaluation of behaviorally-based interventions, typically within a parent-training model. We have been primarily involved in the development and evaluation of a naturalistic behavioral treatment, Pivotal Response Training (PRT). More recently, we have also become involved in translational research designed to transfer empirically-based treatments for autism into community and school settings, as well as research designed to identify methods of treatment individualization for children with autism.