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The Effect of Perceptual-Motor Training on Attention in the Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Afshari, Javad – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The present study attempted to investigate the effect of perceptual-motor training on attention in children with autism spectrum disorders. The participants (20 girls and 20 boys) were divided into experimental and control groups. They were selected from among 85 subjects after primary tests to be matched. The design of the study was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Statistical Analysis, Psychomotor Skills
Effectiveness of Large-Scale Community-Based Intensive Behavioral Intervention: A Waitlist Comparison Study Exploring Outcomes and Predictors
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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
Patterns of Change in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Received Community Based Comprehensive Interventions in Their Pre-School Years: A Seven Year Follow-Up Study
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Magiati, Iliana; Moss, Joanna; Charman, Tony; Howlin, Patricia – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
There are few long-term follow-up studies of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who attended intensive intervention programmes in their pre-school years. Thirty-six children with ASD enrolled in relatively intensive, specialist pre-school programmes (minimum of 15 h intervention per week for 2 years at a mean age of 3.4 years) were…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Followup Studies, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Who Benefits from Early Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders?
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Itzchak, Esther Ben; Zachor, Ditza A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Research in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) described individual differences in response to intervention. This study explored child and parental characteristics at baseline that predict outcomes in adaptive skills and acquisition of cognitive gains. Seventy-eight children aged 15-35 months diagnosed with ASD by standardized diagnostic tools were…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Educational Attainment, Verbal Ability
Effectiveness of Intensive Behavioral Intervention in a Large, Community-Based Program
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Perry, Adrienne; Cummings, Anne; Geier, Jennifer Dunn; Freeman, Nancy L.; Hughes, Susan; LaRose, Louise; Managhan, Tom; Reitzel, Jo-Ann; Williams, Janis – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Although the "efficacy" of Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has been well documented in small model programs, IBI's "effectiveness" (i.e., does it work in the "real world"?) has been less studied and may not be as impressive, e.g. Bibby, Eikeseth, Martin,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries