Early Days Autism Center

To fully understand the GESDM (Group Early Start Denver Model) it is important to know that it is rooted in the ESDM (Early Start Denver Model). The ESDM is an early intensive education for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, developed by Dr. Sally J.Rogers, PhD., Developmental Psychologist and professor of MIND Institute and department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University.