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## Project DATA instructional programs: mealtime

Read the excerpt and see a DATA sample instructional program for mealtime.

## How to use the DATA Model to help preschool students with autism thrive

Learn how to use The DATA Model to combine two essential elements of effective learning for young children with ASD—frequent interaction with typically developing peers and intensive individualized intervention—into one integrated school-based approach.