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Direct linkMindy Scheithauer; Joanna Lomas Mevers; Lawrence Scahill; Sarah Slocum Freeman; Colin Muething; Chelsea Rock; Scott Gillespie; Laura Johnson; Nathan Call – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Elopement is a common and dangerous behavior among autistic children. Behavioral treatments can reduce elopement, but most evidence comes from small-N evaluations in specialized settings with strategies varying across studies. The current study compared the efficacy of the caregiver-mediated function-based elopement treatment to parent education…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Preadolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Vess, Sarah F.; Campbell, Jonathan M. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and Aims: Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based behavioral parent training program designed for preschool-age children that emphasizes supporting parent-child interaction patterns to improve child behavior and enhance the quality of parent-child relationships. PCIT has been deemed efficacious in treating children…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children
Xie, Huichao; Waschl, Nicolette; Zeng, Songtian – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Given the importance of parent involvement and parent-implemented interventions in achieving maximum child outcomes, practitioners need valid measures to assess and monitor family outcomes in developing and delivering effective and sustainable interventions. This study examined the structure of the Family Outcomes Survey, Form A, using a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Gevarter, Cindy; Groll, Mariah; Stone, Erin; Medina Najar, Adriana – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an embedded naturalistic intervention for teaching augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) application responses to three preschool-aged males with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents were taught to embed opportunities for their child to communicate with a grid-based AAC application during…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Males, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Liang, Shuang; Zheng, Rui-Xuan; Zhang, Li-Li; Liu, Yi-Mei; Ge, Ke-Juan; Zhou, Zi-Yun; Wang, Lei – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objective: This study intends to explore the effect of parent-training program on the rehabilitation intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Chinese-speaking areas of China by offering parent skill training and psychology counseling. Methods: From January 2018 to June 2019, a total of 80 children diagnosed with ASD from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Download full textStrain, Phillip S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This article reports on a 4-year follow-up study from the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) randomized trial of early intervention for young children with autism. Overall, participants from LEAP classes were marginally superior to comparison class children on elementary school outcomes specific…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Rating Scales, Behavior Rating Scales
Halperin, Jeffrey M.; Marks, David J.; Bedard, Anne-Claude V.; Chacko, Anil; Curchack, Jocelyn T.; Yoon, Carol A.; Healey, Dione M. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: To examine whether cognitive enhancement can be delivered through play to preschoolers with ADHD and whether it would affect severity of ADHD symptoms. Method: Twenty-nine 4- and 5-year-old children and their parents participated in separate group sessions (3-5 children/group). Child groups were introduced games designed to enhance…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Teaching Methods
Strain, Phillip S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2017
This article reports on a 4-year follow-up study from the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) randomized trial of early intervention for young children with autism. Overall, participants from LEAP classes were marginally superior to comparison class children on elementary school outcomes specific…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Preschool Children, Parents, Early Intervention
Ruble, Lisa A.; McGrew, John H.; Toland, Michael D. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
More than a decade has passed since the National Research Council described the common elements of effective educational programs for young children with autism. Since that time, few studies have attempted to understand the mechanisms of change and factors affecting the effectiveness of research supported interventions implemented in community…
Descriptors: Autism, Consultation Programs, Educational Change, Parent Teacher Conferences
