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Lushin, Victor; Mandell, David; Beidas, Rinad; Marcus, Steven; Nuske, Heather; Kaploun, Victor; Seidman, Max; Gaston, Daphney; Locke, Jill – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Evidence-based practices (EBP) for children with autism are under-used in special-education schools. No research compared child-level versus teacher-level influences on EBP use, which could guide implementation strategies. We derived longitudinal profiles of EBP receipt by children (N = 234) in 69 autism-support classrooms, over an academic year.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Special Education, Children, Autism
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Chen, Pei-Hua; Lim, Tang-Zhi; Huang, Wan-Chi – Deafness & Education International, 2021
Fathers' participation in early intervention services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing has increased, but few studies have examined the learning progress of skills learned in these sessions. The aim of this study was to compare the competence patterns of fathers and mothers in implementing auditory-verbal therapy (AVT) practices, and…
Descriptors: Fathers, Mothers, Children, Deafness
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Sam, Ann M.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Perkins, Yolanda; Cox, Ann W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a comprehensive program model originally developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC). Sixty elementary schools with 486 participants were randomly assigned to an NPDC and services as usual condition (SAU). Significantly greater changes in program…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Evidence Based Practice
Sam, Ann M.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Perkins, Yolanda; Cox, Ann W. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a comprehensive program model originally developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC). Sixty elementary schools with 486 participants were randomly assigned to an NPDC and services as usual condition (SAU). Significantly greater changes in program…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Evidence Based Practice
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Boyd, A. Suzanne; Murdock, Tamera B. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: There is a need to examine behavioral and mental health outcomes for children in out-of-home care across settings. Objective: Using a participatory research approach, researchers and agency personnel aimed to implement a program of scientific outcomes research in residential care settings. Data were used to examine children's…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Residential Care, Residential Programs, Residential Institutions
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Timler, Geralyn R.; Olswang, Lesley B.; Coggins, Truman E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2005
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists frequently address social communication difficulties in children with diverse clinical profiles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a social communication intervention for a school-age child with a complex cognitive and behavioral profile secondary to diagnosis of a fetal alcohol…
Descriptors: Intervention, Speech Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Feasibility Studies