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Rittenhouse-Cea, Holly; Cho, Su-Je – Journal of Special Education, 2019
This study evaluated the effects of a training package on the implementation of incidental teaching by instructors and on targeted initiations of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Four instructors were introduced to incidental teaching through a 1-hr individualized training session. Specific feedback was provided for each incidental…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Training, Faculty Development
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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
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Blackwell, William; Stockall, Nancy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
This article describes a process for the incidental teaching of conversation skills to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in inclusive settings. The incidental teaching of conversation skills is an effective naturalistic intervention for assisting students with ASD to improve their social communication skills. Special educators and other…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
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Cale, Marybeth G. – Childhood Education, 2020
Located about 80 miles north of New York City, Anderson Center for Autism has long provided comprehensive educational, vocational, and residential services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Rooted in the use of applied behavior analysis and other evidence-based practices, the nonprofit helps children and adults communicate,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Special Schools
Andreadi, Rafaela; Charitaki, Garyfalia; Soulis, Spyridon-Georgios – Online Submission, 2018
The principal criterion of effectiveness of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) in communication skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) constitutes the focal point of this study. For this purpose, special educators' and psychologists' perceptions were collected and analyzed. The study was conducted through a qualitative approach.…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Communication Skills, Children, Autism
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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
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Maich, Kimberly; Davies, Adam W. J.; Penney, Sharon C.; Butler, Emily; Young, Gabrielle D.; Philpott, David – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
High quality early intervention is a crucial component of supportive and inclusive early childhood education and care (ECEC) and crucial for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For children with ASD, there is limited access to ECEC services and there is little research or writing on the importance of bridging even conversations between…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Childhood Education