Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders

TRIAD Global Collaborative

The mission of the TRIAD Global Collaborative is to support partnerships that advance the development and implementation of culturally responsive autism services and education programs across international communities.

The TRIAD Global Collaborative provides training and technical assistance to individuals and cohorts interested in advancing knowledge and skill in autism care and support. Please complete our inquiry form to request formal support and training from our team. Also review topics below for training content that is available through online modules, tele-consultation, and more extensive in-person trainings and workshops.


  • Neurodiversity and neurodiversity affirming care
  • Autism 101 and Evidence-based practices
  • For caregivers and/or service providers:
    • Understanding and building engagement in young autistic children
    • Teaching the power of ‘no’
    • Understanding communication and challenging behavior
    • How to use visual supports to build receptive and expressive language skills in young autistic children
    • Developing sensory social routines with young autistic children
    • Developing joint activity routines with young autistic children
    • Developing neurodiversity affirming goals for young autistic children
    • Promoting self determination and self advocacy in young autistic children
  • For service providers only (e.g., intervention or therapy):
    • Working with caregivers:
      • Goal setting with caregivers
      • Routines-based intervention
      • Basic principles of EBP to share with caregivers
    • EBPs for Early Intervention professionals (e.g., topics tied to current or future EI modules)
    • Peer coaching for providers
    • Partnering with existing service systems (e.g., building a partnership like ours with TEIS)
    • Inclusive practices and EBPs for daycare/childcare providers
  • Behavioral assessment:
    • Identifying and defining behavior
    • Precursor behaviors
    • Classroom data collection
    • Analyzing data using visual analysis
    • Functions
  • Behavior intervention planning:
    • Replacement behaviors
    • Antecedents
    • Reinforcement
    • Reactive strategies
    • Prompting
    • Transition from hospital setting to school
    • De-escalation
  • Other behavior related topics:
    • Mental health and IDD
    • Trauma informed care
    • Linking academics to behavior
    • Linking communication to behavior

Some partnerships through TRIAD International Collaborative have resulted in a bank of resources for each individual site. We work with each partner to update resources to ensure that resources are up to date and available to past training participants, all in one spot. Please contact your training lead if your folder is password protected.

Below is a list of international partnerships related to autism service and support. Level of engagement with each partner varies but has included formal trainings and ongoing consultation related to screening and diagnostic practices, behavioral supports, caregiver resources, and use of telemedicine.

  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • University of West Indies, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Barbados.
  • Autismo a Distanza, a virtual collaborative of over 300 providers across Italy
  • International Consortium on ASD (IC-ASD), an autism service delivery international research interest group with representatives from 7 countries
  • Project Vietnam
  • Vietnam-France Psychology Institute
  • Sethu Centre for Child Development & Family Guidance, Goa, India, a large multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment center
  • Ponce Center of Autism in Puerto Rico
  • Royal Free London NHS
  • Children’s Treatment Network in York (Canada),
  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Toronto)
  • Ireland Health Service
  • Philippine Children’s Medical Center Section of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
  • KINDERHOSPITAL OSNABRÜCK (Germany)
  • HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE in Brazil

Additionally, our team has provided brief, topic-focused trainings to providers and caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities from Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Guam, India, Italy, Israel, Mexico, and the Philippines


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