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dfusion

We innovate science-driven solutions to advance health and education. We are interested in a broad span of possibilities.

Science-Driven Behavioral Health Solutions

dfusion and its partners develop, test, evaluate, scale, and disseminate innovative solutions in the health and education arenas. We also offer consultation services and provide professional development opportunities to the field. We put the Diffusion of Innovation model to work in new and practical ways, building our capacity to expand implementation of both promising and proven interventions. Through our projects, dfusion examines and promotes the steps necessary to adopt healthier behaviors and identifies effective strategies to support every stage of the adoption process. We bring particular focus to health, risk and protective factors affecting youth development, economic opportunity, and technology learning and career paths.

10/23/2026

What's in the cauldron? 🎃
Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, creator of the s*x ed program Making Proud Choices!, describes MPC like a recipe: knowledge, attitudes, skills and confidence, added in the right order so the whole thing works.

MPC: VISTA helps educators learn that recipe and practice it in a virtual classroom simulation before teaching real students.

See if it's a fit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPCVISTA

10/22/2026

Autistic adults in substance use treatment told us they were labeled “defiant” for avoiding eye contact or staying quiet in group, and “aggressive” for asking clarifying questions.

Counselors told us a different story. Many felt well equipped to work with autistic clients, but most were unaware of the sensory, social, and communication needs those clients might have.

That gap became the blueprint for SkillFlix for Substance Use Counselors, a library of short video modeling clips built with autistic adults in recovery and experienced SUD counselors, with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Read the full story at dfusioninc.com/insights

10/21/2026

Don't Get Ghosted by Your Confidence

Ever feel your confidence vanish the moment a student asks about condoms, HIV, or s*x? 👻

Practice answering sensitive s*x ed questions with accuracy, calm, and zero panic in a virtual classroom simulation built for educators delivering s*x ed.

Take the screener: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPCVISTA

10/20/2026

Routines are settling. Schedules are set. Now's a great time to add one more thing to your back-to-school list. ✏️

New classes and new peer groups can bring new social questions for autistic teens. Our free SkillFlix playlist, Making Connections, gives parents a quick, practical starting point for talking about relationships and boundaries.

Developed with parents, professionals, and autistic adults.

Watch free: skillflix.training/making-connections

10/19/2026

Straight from the source. Dr. Jemmott is an expert advisor on MPC: VISTA, and her tips, like this one, shape how the training is built: practice out loud, before you're in front of students. http://mpcvista.com

10/15/2026

We're proud to sponsor the 10th annual College Autism Summit, hosted by the College Autism Network, November 8 to 11 in Baltimore.

Join BA Laris and Isabella Phan on Wednesday, November 11 at 10:00 am ET for "Applied Inclusion: Real Scenarios, Real Solutions for Supporting Autism at Work."

Inclusion works best when it's practical. This session walks through realistic workplace situations, from team communication to feedback to everyday interactions, and shares concrete strategies that help autistic employees and their colleagues work well together. It draws on our work with SkillFlix, a library of short videos that model real communication and relationship skills in familiar settings.

Thank you to CAN for ten years of connecting practitioners, researchers, employers, and self-advocates to improve outcomes for autistic students as they move from campus to career. See you in Baltimore!

10/14/2026

Side conversations. Giggles. That one student who's suddenly very interested in the ceiling. 🦇
Group management can make or break a s*x ed lesson. MPC: VISTA gives you a safe place to try strategies, stumble, and try again before you're in front of real students.
See if it's a fit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPCVISTA

10/12/2026

For years, Izzy Schieber, PhD, worked with families whose children became more upset with every dental visit, sometimes to the point of needing physical or chemical restraint for a routine cleaning. Her dissertation focused on helping kids with IDD get through dental care without restraint and with less stress.

Now she's helping build SkillFlix for Dental Professionals: short videos that teach dentists practical skills for making appointments go better for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Because when a visit goes badly, that's what kids and families remember next time.

Read Izzy's reflection:
https://dfusioninc.com/2026/09/23/how-to-make-your-film-set-accessible-for-actors-with-disabilities/

10/09/2026

Join the SocialWise Advisory Board
SocialWise is a new AI-enhanced tool being built to help autistic young adults practice real-life communication and relationship skills — things like handling conflict, giving feedback, or navigating tricky social situations — in a low-pressure space. We're looking for autistic young adults (aged 18-28) to help shape it as it's built. Advisors will meet roughly once a month to weigh in on things like how the AI should behave, what feels authentic and affirming, and how to keep the tool safe and transparent. Early on, that might mean helping create sample scenarios; later, it means reviewing real interactions and flagging what's working (or isn't) as the tool is tested. It's a flexible, meaningful way to make sure SocialWise is actually built by and for the autistic community — and advisors receive a stipend at the end of the project. Complete the application to apply https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B6WJDNS

10/08/2026

Sports betting apps are one tap away for your students. We want to hear from High School educators who see it firsthand.
Join a paid research study helping build Level Up, a new gambling-prevention program for high schoolers — funded by the National Institutes on Drug Addiciton. Share your experience in a 1-hour virtual interview.
Interest Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMVNRPD
Headline: Help design a gambling-prevention program for teens

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Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

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