The mission of the Meredith Autism Program is to provide a behavioral intervention in which children with autism can develop to their fullest potential, provide experience and education in the field of autism to undergraduate students, and validate and expand the current research. The structure of MAP uses operant conditioning methods and discrete trial teaching specifically applied to children with autism as based on the works of Dr. Ivar Lovaas.

MAP serves children with autism, ages 2 to 6, who receive an average of 35 hours a week year-round of one-on-one intervention as part of a comprehensive treatment program. In a supervised, structured, training environment, children with autism can develop more appropriate skills in each of the following domains: play skills; receptive and expressive language; social skills; fine and gross motor skills; self-help skills; and pre-academic skills using one-on-one discrete trial training.