The ‘Parent-mediated intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders in South Asia Plus’ (PASS Plus) project was built on the work done previously in the ‘Autism Research and Training Initiative’ (ARTI) project ( 2009-12) and the ‘Parent-mediated intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders in South Asia’ (PASS) project (2012-2014). It aimed to address two issues that the investigators had understood through the work in ARTI and PASS. The first was that many families of children with autism were often preoccupied with the co-occurring problems that their children had, which interfered with the social communication therapy sessions (PASS intervention). The second was that the low awareness in the community about autism resulted in a delay in families seeking help and early treatment for their children. Project activities were conducted in a rural community in Kolhapur District in Maharashtra.