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Panerai, Simonetta; Zingale, Marinella; Trubia, Grazia; Finocchiaro, Maria; Zuccarello, Rosa; Ferri, Raffaele; Elia, Maurizio – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Our study aimed at comparing, over a period of 3 years, the effectiveness of three different educational approaches addressed to children with autism and severe mental retardation. The first one was a treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children (TEACCH) program implemented in a residential center; the second…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Severe Mental Retardation, Mental Retardation, Autism
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Affleck, Glenn; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1982
Preliminary data indicates that parents involved in home-based relationship-focused intervention for infants with developmental delay showed greater responsiveness to the infant, participated in more frequent reciprocal activities, showed more organized involvement with the child, and tended to note positive changes in the infant's responsiveness…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Infants, Intervention
Holsworth, Thomas E.; Currie, Robert J. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1982
The combination of televised home instruction and traditional print media was more effective in facilitating parental training strategies with handicapped preschoolers than either method alone. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Television, Home Programs, Parent Education
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McBride, Susan L.; Peterson, Carla – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
This paper reports observational data describing the content addressed and the processes employed by early special educators during home visits with children with disabilities (birth to three) and their families. Findings indicated that a model of child-focused intervention was most frequently implemented. Home visits especially tended to focus on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Home Programs, Home Visits
Eastern Montana Coll., Billings. Inst. for Rehabilitative Service. – 1980
Final year achievements of a 3 year federally funded early education program for handicapped children in rural Montana are recounted. Noted are personnel aspects of the project, staff development activities and responses, objectives of technical assistance, child find data, and dissemination and demonstration activities. A section on program…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification
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Agree, Emily M.; Freedman, Vicki A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The authors examine differences in reports of residual disability and unmet need by type of long-term care arrangement (assistive technology or personal care).Design and Methods: This study compares three specific dimensions of residual difficulty (pain, fatigue, and time intensity) and reports of unmet need across care arrangements.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Comparative Analysis, Daily Living Skills
Bloom, Barbara – 1991
This document is a report of the Early Childhood Intervention Programs (ECIPs) in Saskatchewan (Canada), covering 1984 to 1990. The report describes: the ECIP approach to early intervention; the children who are enrolled in the ECIPs; children's levels of development when entering and leaving the ECIP; changes in rates of development while in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Sandler, Allen; Coren, Andrea – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1981
An integrated home/school program model for training parents of young handicapped children was evaluated by 26 participating mothers. Parents reported a high level of satisfaction with each of the components of the program, which included videotaped practice teaching sessions by the parent and coordination of home and school efforts. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Attitudes
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Wilkerson, Sharon A.; Sherwood-Puzzello, Catherine M.; Perry, Deborah F.; Hadadian, Azar – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2001
Parents (n=535) of children with special needs were surveyed about four domains of infant mental health: attachment, behavior, stress/coping, and regulation/adaptation. Parents wanted help especially with behavior and regulation/adaptation issues. They rated all learning techniques as acceptable but preferred techniques available in the home.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Cadman, Lois A. – 1979
The doument provides seven appendixes containing information on the PEECH (Program for Early Education of Children with Handicaps) Outreach Project. Appendix I contains a financial report form for the project. Outlined in Appendix II are PEECH Outreach goals and objectives (including the presentation of a Home Intervention Training Program),…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs
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Mahoney, Gerald; Filer, Janet – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
This study, involving 357 mothers, assessed the type and scope of services provided to families participating in 63 early intervention programs. Analysis found that services were more related to child information and family instructional activities than to personal/family and resource assistance, and that home-based programs and center-based…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Characteristics
Wilson, Valerie; Hall, Stuart; Rankin, Nicola; Davidson, Julia; Schad, Dominic – 2003
This report presents the findings of an examination of the costs, benefits, and characteristics of Sitter Services, a program in Scotland offering child care in the child's home to parents working atypical hours or respite care for families of children with developmental disabilities. The study also explored users' and providers' knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1987
This technical memorandum examines the problems of health care financing encountered by technology-dependent children. A working definition of technology dependence is provided and the prevalence of technology dependence among American children is estimated. Analysis shows that the population of technology-dependent children has increased in size…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Family Influence, Family Role
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
This final report documents the findings of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs for handicapped children in Louisiana during 1985-86. More than 400 classes in 65 formal programs (residential, home-based, and center-based) serving approximately 5,000 handicapped children ages 3-5 were studied. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Home Programs
O'Toole, Brian – 1990
The document, in both English and French, describes a 2-year project in Guyana based on the principle of community-based rehabilitation (CBR), which stresses training local community residents as supervisors to provide training of rehabilitation workers and direct services to children with disabilities living in rural areas. The program provided…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
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