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Howe, Carly – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex brain based disorder. Children are being diagnosed with ASD at an alarming rate. Students with ASD present with behaviors that interfere with their learning and the learning of others. These behaviors can be a challenge for the teachers and other staff who work with students with ASD. For the past 25…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
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Walker, Virginia L.; Snell, Martha E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of workshops and coaching on paraprofessional implementation of function-based interventions. The results of indirect and direct functional behavior assessment guided the development of intervention strategies for three students with autism and intellectual disability. Following intervention,…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Positive Behavior Supports
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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Bristol, Ryan M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study evaluated the impact of performance feedback on nine public educators' level of procedural integrity to Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) procedures for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Procedural integrity was observed during four phases: no feedback, general feedback, performance feedback, and maintenance, in a multiple…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Feedback (Response)
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Leong, H. M.; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: Sensory integration (SI) therapy is an intervention widely used with children with disability despite the lack of evidence regarding its efficacy. Method: A questionnaire was distributed to early intervention teachers in Malaysia and Singapore. Information was sought on how early intervention teachers learned about SI therapy, the…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Therapy, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
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McAleese, Aisling; Lavery, Christine; Dyer, Kevin F. W. – Child Care in Practice, 2014
The current study aimed to review and evaluate a three-session psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic group programme for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The group programme was facilitated through an ASD diagnostic and intervention service within a Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trust over a 12-month period,…
Descriptors: Psychoeducational Methods, Psychotherapy, Parents, Counseling Techniques
Bicehouse, Vaughn L. – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2012
In 2007, the Autism Society of America (ASA) estimated that 1.5 million Americans and their families were affected by autism. As the current Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) prevalence rates continue to rise (10%-17% each year) so does the awareness that ASD is no respecter of persons. ASD touches children of every racial, ethnic, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Profiles, Case Studies
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Ling, C. Y. M.; Mak, W. W. S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The present study examined the effectiveness of three staff training elements: psychoeducation (PE) on autism, introduction of functional behavioural analysis (FBA) and emotional management (EM), on the reaction of challenging behaviours for frontline staff towards children with autism in Hong Kong special education settings. Methods:…
Descriptors: Autism, Workshops, Foreign Countries, Staff Development
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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