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An Examination of Perceptions, Importance, and Value of Play by Professionals Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Ashley Nicole Blake – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Children are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at younger ages then historically represented (Guthrie, Swinford, Notke & Wetherby, 2013). Due to increased awareness of ASD and improved diagnostic tools, younger children are receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at an early age ( Hertz-Picciotto & Delwiche, 2009). ABA…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Applied Behavior Analysis, Child Behavior
The Verbal Behavior Development Assessment--Revised: Convergent and Divergent Validity in a Sample of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Jessica Singer-Dudek; Lin Du; Ashley Greer; Andrew Dakopolos; Laudan Jahromi; Marla Brassard; R. Douglas Greer – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
The Early Learner Curriculum and Achievement Record (ELCAR, Greer et al., 2020) is a criterion-referenced curriculum and assessment of children's development of language and social repertoires from the earliest foundational observing responses to advanced verbal repertoires. The developmental cusps or stages identified in the ELCAR have been…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Child Development, Verbal Development
Reducing Pupils' Barriers to Learning in a Special Needs School: Integrating Applied Behaviour Analysis into Key Stages 1-3
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Pitts, Laura; Gent, Stacey; Hoerger, Marguerite L. – British Journal of Special Education, 2019
Interventions based on applied behaviour analysis (ABA) have been shown to improve outcomes for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but there is very little research into outcomes for older pupils. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an ABA intervention for pupils with ASD and additional learning difficulties in a UK special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism
Increasing Play Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder via Peer-Mediated Matrix Training
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Hatzenbuhler, Elizabeth G.; Molteni, John D.; Axe, Judah B. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2019
Matrix training is a generative instructional approach where stimulus pairings are taught with the goal of emergent responses occurring without direct instruction. The 4x4 matrix in this study was comprised of 16 characteraction pairs (e.g., princess sleeping, prince climbing) taught and tested in the context of play. The researcher trained peers…
Descriptors: Play, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Preliminary Clinical Outcomes of a Short-Term Low-Intensity Early Start Denver Model Implemented in the Taiwanese Public Health System
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Lin, Tzu-Ling; Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Ho, Suk Yin; Wu, Hsin-Chi; Wong, Ching-Ching – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
The Early Start Denver Model is an evidence-based, comprehensive naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention. Randomized controlled studies indicate that long-term, high-intensity Early Start Denver Model in home-based settings can positively impact the clinical outcomes of young children with autism spectrum disorder. However, it is…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Program Length, Public Health, Foreign Countries