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Measuring Change in the Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Communication Complexity Scale
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Brady, Nancy C.; Romine, Rebecca E. Swinburne; Holbrook, Alison; Fleming, Kandace K.; Kasari, Connie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Changes in minimal verbal communication by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were measured with the Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) and other communication assessments. The CCS measures complexity of preverbal and beginning verbal communication used to communicate behavior regulation and joint attention. The purpose was to…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Verbal Communication
Task and Participant Variables Predict Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) Scores: Closer Examination of the CCS
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Fleming , Kandace K.; Brady, Nancy C. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) scores for 269 minimally verbal participants were examined to determine if communicator behavior and task and communicator characteristics were related to scores in a manner consistent with theoretical and research evidence expectations. Each participant completed an interactive assessment with 6 joint…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Caregiver Attitudes, Verbal Communication
Train the Trainer Effectiveness Trials of Behavioral Intervention for Individuals with Autism: A Systematic Review
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Shire, Stephanie Yoshiko; Kasari, Connie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This systematic review examines train the trainer (TTT) effectiveness trials of behavioral interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Published methodological quality scales were used to assess studies including participant description, research design, intervention, outcomes, and analysis. Twelve studies including 9 weak…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Social Intervention for Adolescents with Autism and Significant Intellectual Disability: Initial Efficacyof Reciprocal Imitation Training
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Ingersoll, Brooke; Walton, Katherine; Carlsen, Danielle; Hamlin, Theresa – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Individuals with autism have difficulty with social skills across the lifespan. Few social interventions have been examined for older individuals with autism who also have significant intellectual disabilities (ID). Previous research suggests that reciprocal imitation training (RIT) improves imitation and social engagement in young children with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation
Effectiveness of a Novel Community-Based Early Intervention Model for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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Smith, Isabel M.; Koegel, Robert L.; Koegel, Lynn K.; Openden, Daniel A.; Fossum, Kristin L.; Bryson, Susan E. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The Nova Scotia early intensive behavior intervention model--NS EIBI (Bryson et al., 2007) for children with autistic spectrum disorders was designed to be feasible and sustainable in community settings. It combines parent training and naturalistic one-to-one behavior intervention employing Pivotal Response Treatment--PRT (R. Koegel & Koegel,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Receptive Language, Pervasive Developmental Disorders