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Mounzer, Wissam; Stenhoff, Donald M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
In this study, we evaluated the effect of the Future Center Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention program on children's skills longitudinally by sex, age, and diagnoses as dependent variables. Sixty-seven children ages 1-6 years and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder were followed up for 2 years in Syria. They were assessed twice across the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Child Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries
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Sheri Kingsdorf; Karel Pancocha; Helena Vadurova – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2025
In places where in-person applied behavior analysis (ABA) services are not available to those in need, distance approaches may be needed. However, in the Czech Republic and surrounding countries, ABA and telehealth practices are just emerging. Therefore, minimal systems are guiding ABA-based telehealth for children with autism and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Applied Behavior Analysis, Children, Caregiver Training
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Teba Hamodat; Helen Flanagan; Dorothy Chitty; Isabel M. Smith – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The publicly funded early intervention program for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Nova Scotia, Canada, uses the pivotal response treatment (PRT) model. Parents are coached in use of PRT strategies during their children's first week of treatment. We explored whether parents of older preschoolers with limited verbal ability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Byrne, Gary; Vickers, Louise; Ni Longphuirt, Eithne; Cunningham, Roisin – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to governments around the world imposing varying levels of restrictions and lockdowns leading to home confinement and closure of schools. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families may be particularly susceptible to increased anxiety. A growing evidence base has developed for parent-led…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, COVID-19, Pandemics, Anxiety