Positive Development

We're excited to announce an expanded partnership with Healthworx and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, which allows us to deliver our comprehensive, research-validated Developmental Care approach to MORE neurodivergent members! After years of tracking strong quality outcomes, Healthworx made its largest investment to date — helping to create more opportunities for families to access cost-effective autism services that are much-needed. Read about this important industry milestone in our latest press release! https://bit.ly/3VPR43v #Autism #DevelopmentalCare #TeamPD #ThePositiveWay

Behavioral Health Business's latest article highlights the evolving landscape of autism care, focusing on a shift toward greater parent involvement and lower-cost, higher-impact therapy options. While ABA has long been the go-to treatment, clinicians are now advocating for companies like Positive Development, which focuses on nurturing the whole child and fostering deeper, more meaningful connections. This approach not only benefits autistic children but has a transformative effect on families, creating lasting positive change across households. Read BHB's article about our high-quality, low cost developmental therapy for autistic children and their families right here: https://bit.ly/4feHhuW #DevelopmentalTherapy #TeamPD #ActuallyAutistic #ParentSupport

According to the CDC, 1 in 36 children is diagnosed with autism in the United States. As the autism care market grows, families are looking for alternative solutions with a developmental focus that deliver impactful results, and we're thrilled to be leading this transformation. We're on a mission to ensure Developmental Therapy is accessible to every autistic child and their family. We do this by building individual care plans that promote growth and development for each child to help them meaningfully connect with the world. Our approach centers on low intensity services — with the goal to achieve progress and the appropriate outcomes in the lowest amount of time possible. We're thrilled Obvious Ventures included our company in its annual World Positive Report for 2024, which focuses on highlighting companies that are, "...creating new solutions to humanity's most significant challenges and building a better world around us." We’re revolutionizing autism care through our holistic Developmental Therapy model and are looking for other visionary investors to join our cause. Together, we can make an incredible difference! ?? You can learn more about Positive Development and our approach to autism care here: https://bit.ly/3LNAhIk #Autism #DevelopmentalTherapy #DevelopmentalCare #Healthcare #BehavioralCare

Thank you, Obvious Ventures, for choosing to highlight Positive Development and our Developmental Therapy approach to autistic children and their families.? ? We're just getting started!???

?? Important leadership news! ?? It's official! Kate Rollins, MSN, RN has been named Chief Clinical Officer and Josh Willeford has been named Chief Financial Officer for Positive Development! We're thrilled to have such incredibly talented and experienced professionals join the executive team. Co-founder and CEO Mike Suiters had this to say: “I'm thankful to have such outstanding experts, but more importantly, exceptional people leading our work to create a more effective and humanistic system of care for people with developmental differences.” We couldn’t agree more. One more thing: This is our first-ever CCO and CFO, marking an exciting new chapter for Positive Development as we continue to grow. ?? Read more about the exciting announcement here: https://bit.ly/3zCNXmK And please join us in congratulating and welcoming Kate and Josh to the team! #TeamPD #DevelopmentalCare #DevelopmentalTherapy #Leadership #Autism #ThePositiveWay

Positive Development is filling the need for value-based care choices when it comes to providing families with quality, research-backed autism care. Partnerships like the one we recently announced with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Healthworx means families have access to proven developmental therapies that are fun, yet allow for the building up of the skills and support they need to thrive. Find more details about this partnership and our developmental care approach centered on better outcomes in less time at a lower cost: https://bit.ly/3XGxEPQ #DevelopmentalCare #DevelopmentalTherapies #Autism #Autistic #Neurodivergent #NeurodiversityAffirmingCare #TeamPD

At Positive Development, we focus on building connections, helping parents to better understand and support their neurodivergent child. Curious how we do it? Watch this video to learn how we meet our families wherever they are. ?? https://bit.ly/3UPj2uu #DevelopmentalCare #ThePositiveWay #TeamPD #Autism

It was GAME ON for these autistic youths! ?? Preliminary findings from an Australian research study on gaming to help improve social skills and friendship expansion was quite promising. And now there are plans for more studies to take place this year targeting primary school-aged students to help confirm the findings. "Gaming provides a natural platform for peer interaction and collaboration through rules, and shared points for conversation. While current research on the use of off-the-shelf games for therapeutic purposes is limited, we hope that further studies will provide a strength-based approach to help autistic pre-teens build friendships and lifelong social competency," said Dr. Abi Thirumanickam, principal investigator and academic lead at the University of Adelaide's School of Allied Health and Practice. Read more about it here https://bit.ly/4dHXDvG #DevelopmentalCare #PlayTherapy #Parenting

?? Curious to learn how social work prepares you to support autistic youth and families? ?? Get the details in our on-demand webinar and Q&A session! Explore ways that harness your expertise, no matter where you are on your social work journey. ?? Watch now for helpful insights and discover how your skills can make a meaningful impact! https://bit.ly/49WtjdO #SocialWork #Autism #ProfessionalDevelopment #TeamPD #Career

Throwback to our superhero adventure at the San Diego Race for Autism! We set up, suited up, and showed up for our community to support an incredible cause. ????♀??? Thank you to everyone who participated and came by to see us! #TeamPD #ThePositiveWay #AutismCommunity