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Sainato, Diane M.; Morrison, Rebecca S.; Jung, Sunhwa; Axe, Judah; Nixon, Patricia A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2015
To date, reports of empirically validated comprehensive intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been limited to preschool-age children. We examined the effects of a model inclusive kindergarten program for children with ASD. Forty-one children received instruction in an inclusive kindergarten program with their…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Early Intervention, Kindergarten
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Reed, Phil; Osborne, Lisa A.; Waddington, Emma M. – British Educational Research Journal, 2012
The current study examined the impact of school placement in mainstream or special settings on the behavioural functioning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Children were assessed at the start of the school year and then again at the end of the school year using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Vineland Adaptive…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Adjustment (to Environment), Specialists, Autism
Etemad, Pontea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between executive functioning (EF), as manifested in everyday behavior, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms, and adaptive behaviors in a sample of preschoolers with ASD. Quantitative data from a clinical database were analyzed for this study. Participants in the ASD group (n=52) were a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Preschool Children, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Kurth, Jennifer A.; Mastergeorge, Ann M. – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
The rising incidence of autism and placement in general education necessitates a greater understanding of the impact of educational placement on academic achievement for adolescents with autism. In the present study, the academic profiles of adolescents with autism who have been educated in inclusive and self-contained settings are described using…
Descriptors: Autism, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adjustment (to Environment)