 Her research demonstrating that early intervention can normalize brain activity in children with autism was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the top 10 medical breakthroughs of 2012.The Early Start Denver Model is described in the January 2014 issue of Scientific American Mind.Dawson's scientific research was recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a Top Advance in Autism Research in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.