EDAI’s Early Childhood Development and Intervention Centres (CDIAP) in Barcelona — Sant Martí and Les Corts–Sarrià — have closed the first semester of 2026 with full compliance of the three key timeliness indicators established for public early intervention services: time from family request to intake, from intake to the start of the diagnostic assessment, and … Read more

Throughout 2025 and 2026, the CDIAP EDAI Sant Martí offered a free Catalan language course for adults and families using the service, with the aim of facilitating language learning and encouraging the use of Catalan in everyday life. This initiative was made possible with the support of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) and its Department of Language … Read more

The Early Childhood Development and Early Intervention Centres (CDIAP) of EDAI continue to roll out the Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) methodology, a continuous, evidence-based evaluation system well established in public health services such as the UK’s NHS. In the field of early intervention — aimed at children aged 0 to 6 and their families — … Read more

EDAI participated in the International INSAR 2026 Congress, held in Prague from 23 to 26 April, presenting two works in poster format. INSAR (International Society for Autism Research) organises one of the leading congresses in autism research. Both works address relevant issues for early intervention practice from an evidence-based perspective: The first, Ethical Analysis of … Read more

On 17 February, EDAI will host at Palau Macaya a theatre workshop on Neurodiversity, in a Forum Theatre format. The activity offers a participatory experience which, through performance and acting, invites participants to explore situations related to neurodiversity. The workshop creates a shared space for reflection, helping us better understand different ways of perceiving, feeling and relating to the … Read more

We begin the year by celebrating 20 years of EDAI—two decades of work rooted in excellence and evidence-based rigor, supporting children’s neurodevelopment and providing guidance to families and the community. A journey shaped by ethics, innovation, professional quality, and a strong commitment to children’s rights, social well-being, and an inclusive, respectful perspective that continues to evolve. Throughout this meaningful year, we will be … Read more

EDAI has been selected as one of the winning organizations of the Palau Macaya Social Challenges Call by “la Caixa” Foundation, with the project “Building Bridges Between Minds and Diverse Perspectives”. The project is based on the belief that difference is not a barrier to overcome, but a space for shared knowledge. Its goal is to create … Read more

Leticia Asenjo, director and co-founder of EDAI, has presented at Europe’s leading Child Psychiatry conference, the ESCAP Congress (European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) in Strasbourg, France.Leticia was invited to speak, as the representation from Spain, at the symposium “Early Interventions in ASD across Europe: Clinical Practices in Germany, Italy, Spain, and France”. In … Read more

As part of the EDAI International Conference, the EDAI Building Wellness & Fundación Orange Research Awards were presented to recognise innovative research in the field of child and adolescent neurodevelopment. The first prize was awarded to Zhenyuan Sun, researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience of King’s College London, for the study “Perinatal Environmental Exposures, Maternal Mental Health … Read more

The opening of the EDAI International Conference was carried out by the Minister of Social Rights and Inclusion, Hble. Ms Mònica Martínez Bravo, who emphasized the alignment between EDAI’s mission and the Department’s commitment: connecting research, clinical practice, and public policy to move towards a fairer and more innovative system. She recognized EDAI’s role in … Read more

EDAI had a strong presence at the 20th Early Intervention Conference of Andalusia, held in Seville, where Leticia Asenjo (Director of EDAI) and Jesús Molina (Researcher and psychologist at EDAI) presented two oral communications focused on autism and its approach within Early Intervention. The presentations, “Comparative analysis of the goals identified by families for children … Read more

The EDAI team spent an intensive day working with Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault and Romuald Blanc, prominent specialists from the University of Tours and the EXAC-T center, who shared their experience in intervention with children with autism. The day included a detailed presentation on their evidence-based approach and the practical supervision of a clinical case, providing key … Read more