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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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Mazurek, Micah O.; Kanne, Stephen M.; Miles, Judith H. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Data from 1433 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) participating in the Simons Simplex Collection were examined to (1) investigate change in social-communication symptoms, and (2) examine predictors of improvement, particularly community-based treatments. Measures included the "Autism Diagnostic Interview--Revised"…
Descriptors: Autism, Intelligence Quotient, Severity (of Disability), Therapy
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Makrygianni, Maria K.; Reed, Phil – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
The effectiveness of behavioural intervention programs for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders was addressed by a meta-analysis, which reviewed 14 studies. The findings suggest that the behavioural programs are effective in improving several developmental aspects in the children, in terms of their treatment gains, and also relative to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
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Granpeesheh, Doreen; Dixon, Dennis R.; Tarbox, Jonathan; Kaplan, Andrew M.; Wilke, Arthur E. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) has been shown to effectively remediate some cases of autism. However, few studies have evaluated the importance of various factors, such as the effect of treatment intensity on treatment outcomes, and how these outcomes vary by age. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Outcomes of Treatment, Age Differences
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McGarrell, Maria; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; O'Connor, Jennifer; Kenny, Neil – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The current study presents case reports of six children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who received intensive applied behavior analysis within the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS[R]) system and successfully integrated into mainstream education. The participants' interventions followed curricular…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Kindergarten, Behavior Modification
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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Our study of 477 children with autism (1-15 years, IQs 9-146) showed that parent reported sleep problems are found in most children with autism and are not significantly related to age, IQ, gender, race, parent occupation, neuropsychological functioning, and learning ability. However, sleep problems increased with severity of autistic symptoms and…
Descriptors: Autism, Sleep, Severity (of Disability), Depression (Psychology)