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Direct linkZehra Al Fahdawi; Cheryl Dissanayake; Ifrah Abdullahi; The Victorian ASELCC Team – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Children typically learn by attending to other people. Autism traits may impact access to social stimuli fundamental to early learning, increasing children's likelihood of a learning disability. Recent reports have highlighted that Autistic children from minority backgrounds have a higher likelihood of co-occurring intellectual disability. This…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Child Development, Cultural Differences
Guthrie, Whitney; Wetherby, Amy M.; Woods, Juliann; Schatschneider, Christopher; Holland, Renee D.; Morgan, Lindee; Lord, Catherine E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Robust evidence supports the efficacy of early autism intervention. Despite broad consensus that earlier intervention leads to better outcomes, evidence for this has been limited to correlational studies. This study examined timing effects of the Early Social Interaction (ESI) model, a parent-implemented intervention, using a complete crossover…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Early Intervention, Toddlers, Interaction
Lisa Karlov; Anne Masi; Antonia Mendoza Diaz; Feroza Khan; Teresa Winata; Melissa Gilbert; Radhika Nair; Cheryl Dissanayake; Josephine Barbaro; Valsamma Eapen; Ifrah Abdullahi; Ifrah Abdullahi; Joseph Descallar; John Eastwood; Iqbal Hasan; Bin Jalaludin; Jane Kohlhoff; S. T. Liaw; Raghu Lingam; Natalie Ong; Chun Wah Michael Tam; Katy Unwin; Katrina Williams; Sue Woolfenden – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
There are inequities in engagement with established early childhood developmental surveillance programs, eclipsing disadvantaged families. The current study sought to address this by dovetailing developmental surveillance with immunization visits and other opportunistic contacts with children at general practices). While 53 General Practices were…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Children, Young Children
Bent, Catherine A.; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Iacono, Teresa; Hudry, Kristelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Early support should help autistic children lead flourishing lives. We sought to understand parents' experiences of their children's involvement in early intervention and associated research, through focus groups with 23 parents (of 22 children) enrolled in a university-affiliated service. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed four themes. Parents…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent Attitudes, Early Intervention, Emotional Response
Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Lin, Tzu-Ling; Lin, Hsiang-Yuan; Ho, Suk Yin; Wong, Ching-Ching; Wu, Hsin-Chi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
The Early Start Denver Model is an evidence-based, comprehensive naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention for young and very young children with autism spectrum disorder. This interdisciplinary model is suitable for the Taiwanese public health system. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of an Early Start Denver Model program…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention
Wang, Zhi; Loh, Sau Cheong; Tian, Jing; Chen, Qian Jiang – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objectives: To examine and analyse the intervention effects of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Objectives: Methods: This meta-analysis evaluated the effect sizes in four major domains of measurement (autism symptoms, language, cognition, and social communication). A total of 624 participants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
Zitter, Ashley; David, Venus; Vismara, Laurie A.; Sheridan, Elisabeth; Fernandes, Sherira; Vivanti, Giacomo – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
This pilot feasibility study applies the RE-AIM Implementation Science Framework to examine the implementation and preliminary signals of the effectiveness of integrating the Group-Early Start Denver Model (G-ESDM) in an early childhood education center serving under-resourced communities. Five preschoolers diagnosed with autism, their caregivers,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Schools, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Brian, Jessica; Drmic, Irene; Roncadin, Caroline; Dowds, Erin; Shaver, Chantelle; Smith, Isabel M.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Sacrey, Lori-Ann R.; Bryson, Susan E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Recent efforts have focused on developing and evaluating early intervention for toddlers with probable or emerging autism spectrum disorder. Parent-mediated approaches have gained traction, with mounting evidence of efficacy, but a research-to-practice gap exists, and community effectiveness remains to be firmly established. We report outcomes of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Early Intervention, Toddlers, Parents
Megan Clark; Cheryl Dissanayake – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has transformed the Australian funding landscape for individuals with disability and their families. This study examined whether the profiles of autistic children and their families accessing an early intervention (EI) setting have changed following its introduction.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Early Intervention, Federal Aid
Mattie, Laura J.; Hamrick, Lisa R. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and Aims: Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) characteristically struggle with language and communication throughout the life course, but there is limited research on the development of communication before 24 months. The purpose of this study is to describe the early communication of infants and toddlers with FXS using the…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Congenital Impairments, Intellectual Disability, Language Impairments
