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Generosity of State Insurance Mandates and Growth in the Workforce for Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McBain, Ryan K.; Cantor, Jonathan H.; Kofner, Aaron; Callaghan, Timothy; Stein, Bradley D.; Yu, Hao – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
All 50 US states have enacted mandates requiring insurers to cover autism-related services. We assessed whether and to what extent variation in generosity of state insurance mandates has been associated with rate of growth in the health workforce for children with autism spectrum disorder: including board-certified behavioral analysts, child…
Descriptors: State Policy, Insurance, Health Services, Autism
Keeping Up with the Evidence Base: Survey of Behavior Professionals about Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions
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Hampton, Lauren H.; Sandbank, Micheal P. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Professionals who primarily deliver services to children on the autism spectrum employ a range of techniques and supports that are colloquially known as applied behavior analysis therapy. The landscape of evidence supporting interventions for children on the autism spectrum has vastly transformed in the last decade. A substantial, relatively…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Intervention, Professional Personnel, Autism
Intensive Behavioural Interventions Based on Applied Behaviour Analysis for Young Children with Autism: An International Collaborative Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
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Rodgers, Mark; Simmonds, Mark; Marshall, David; Hodgson, Robert; Stewart, Lesley A.; Rai, Dheeraj; Wright, Kath; Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Eikeseth, Svein; Eldevik, Sigmund; Kovshoff, Hanna; Magiati, Iliana; Osborne, Lisa A.; Reed, Phil; Vivanti, Giacomo; Zachor, Ditza; Couteur, Ann Le – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This individual participant data meta-analysis is the most intensive possible evaluation of the effectiveness of early intensive applied behaviour analysis-based interventions for pre-school autistic children compared with treatment as usual/eclectic interventions. Data from 491 participants (originally collected in 10 studies) were included.…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention, Preschool Children, Autism
County-Level Variation in Geographic Access to Board Certified Behavior Analysts among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States
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Yingling, Marissa E.; Ruther, Matthew H.; Dubuque, Erick M.; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examined variation in geographic access to Board Certified Behavior Analysts for children with autism spectrum disorder. Between March and May 2019, we integrated public data from the U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection, Behavior Analyst Certification Board's certificant registry, and U.S. Census. The study…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cultural Differences, Applied Behavior Analysis
Behavior Analytic Interventions for Children with Autism: Policy and Practice in the United Kingdom and China
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Liao, Yini; Dillenburger, Karola; Hu, Xiaoyi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study explored the experiences of professionals and parents from the United Kingdom and China of autism-relevant policies, school involvement, and applied behavior analysis-based interventions. Semistructured interviews involving 36 parents and professionals and direct behavioral observations were carried out of five parents and three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Autism
Preliminary Clinical Outcomes of a Short-Term Low-Intensity Early Start Denver Model Implemented in the Taiwanese Public Health System
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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