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The Effect of Responsiveness to Speech-Generating Device Input on Spoken Language in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Are Minimally Verbal
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Sterrett, Kyle; Holbrook, Alison; Landa, Rebecca; Kaiser, Ann; Kasari, Connie – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
The use of speech-generating devices (SGD) in early interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can improve communication and spoken language outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe children's responsiveness to SGD input modeled by a social partner during adult-child play interactions over a 24-week intervention…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interaction, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Developmental Associations between Joint Engagement and Autistic Children's Vocabulary: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
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Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Kim, So Yoon; Crowley, Shannon; Yoder, Paul J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Cross-lagged panel analysis was used to examine associations between two joint engagement variables; higher order supported joint engagement and higher order supported joint engagement that co-occurs with caregiver's follow-in talk (higher order supported joint engagement + follow-in), and expressive and receptive vocabulary in a group of young…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Delayed Speech, Language Acquisition
Shared Reading Extratextual Talk with Children with Autism Who Have Spontaneous Speech
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Fleury, Veronica P.; Ford, Andrea L. B. – Journal of Special Education, 2021
Shared reading is a developmentally appropriate practice that supports children's emergent literacy and language development. Participation in shared reading, however, may be compromised for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to social-communication difficulties inherent to the disorder. The primary aim of this study was to explore…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition
Outcomes of Children Receiving Group-Early Start Denver Model in an Inclusive versus Autism-Specific Setting: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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Vivanti, Giacomo; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Duncan, Ed; Feary, Jessica; Capes, Kristy; Upson, Shannon; Bent, Catherine A.; Rogers, Sally J.; Hudry, Kristelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
A major topic of debate is whether children with autism spectrum disorder should be educated in inclusive or specialized settings. We examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of delivering the Group-Early Start Denver Model to children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive versus specialized classrooms. We randomly assigned 44…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness
Training Peer Models to Promote Social Skills: Considerations for Practice
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Mathews, Therese L.; Vatland, Christopher; Lugo, Ashley M.; Koenig, Elizabeth A.; Gilroy, Shawn P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Social skills training programs have increasingly enlisted same-age typical peers as instructors in the teaching of social skills to children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The inclusion of peers in the teaching process has been found to be a critical component in these programs. Despite strong support for incorporating…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Effectiveness
A Community-Based Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Rollins, Pamela Rosenthal; Campbell, Michelle; Hoffman, Renee Thibodeau; Self, Kayli – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This study examined Pathways Early Autism Intervention, a community-based, parent-mediated, intensive behavioral and developmental intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorders that could be used as a model for state-funded early intervention programs. A single-subject, multiple-baseline, across-participants design was used.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Early Intervention