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Reed, Phil; Osborne, Lisa A.; Makrygianni, Maria; Waddington, Emma; Etherington, Annie; Gainsborough, Judith – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
The Barnet Early Autism Model (BEAM) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was compared to a time-comparable approach (Portage) in terms of child outcomes and parental functioning. BEAM produced improvements in the adaptive behavioural function and language abilities of the children with ASD. Additionally, the programme produced…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Models, Teaching Methods
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Flanagan, Helen E.; Perry, Adrienne; Freeman, Nancy L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
File review data were used to explore the impact of a large-scale publicly funded Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) program for young children with autism. Outcomes were compared for 61 children who received IBI and 61 individually matched children from a waitlist comparison group. In addition, predictors of better cognitive outcomes were…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Community Programs, Behavior Modification
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O'Connor, Anne B.; Healy, Olive – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Research clearly indicates that early intensive behavioral intervention is an effective intervention for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However little is known about the longitudinal development of these children. The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes for a number of children with ASD following intensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Adjustment (to Environment), Young Children
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Keen, Deb; Couzens, Donna; Muspratt, Sandy; Rodger, Sylvia – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
This paper reports on the effects of two types of parent-focused intervention, for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 2-4 years and within 6 months of diagnosis, on parent's perceptions of stress and competence. Interventions aimed to decrease parenting stress and increase parenting competence by embedding empirically…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Autism, Child Rearing