Autism Partnership’s directors started their work together in the 1970s at the UCLA Young Autism Project. Under the mentorship of Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, a pioneer in the treatment of Autism, John McEachin, Ronald Leaf, Tracee Parker, Sanford Slater and Andrea Waks learned their profession. They were involved in all aspects of this seminal project, including development of curriculum and behavioral intervention strategies, implementing and supervising treatment, training therapists, teachers and parents, teaching classes and conducting research. While at UCLA, they contributed to seminal works including books, articles, and conference presentations.

In 1994 they formed Autism Partnership (AP) to meet the need for comprehensive services to families with children with autism. Based upon the founders’ extensive and unique experiences in providing behavioral treatment to children, adolescents and adults, AP has developed a structured yet flexible treatment program that provides a variety of services and is a leading international agency that provides ABA treatment services for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Autism Partnership specializes in providing highly individualized one-on-one and group intervention, using their expertise and experience in progressive ABA and the treatment of ASD.

AP has become a worldwide authority on the treatment of autism spectrum disorder with offices in 7 countries. Autism Partnership employs more than 400 outstanding professionals worldwide. They come from various educational disciplines and receive continuously updated training based on ongoing treatment research. With our headquarters in Southern California, Autism Partnership has an international reach with offices in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong and China.