Episode 1: Advancing Early Intervention Through NDBI

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Rebecca Thompson, a clinical psychologist and doctoral‑level Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over two decades of experience supporting autistic individuals and their families. Dr. Becky shares her professional journey, beginning with her early work at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP) — inspired by her mother, WEAP’s first administrative employee — to her current leadership role overseeing early intervention services and staff training. Her story reflects the broader shift in autism intervention: from serving mostly school‑aged children with traditional tabletop ABA to meeting the needs of much younger learners through Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs).