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The Effects of Community Preschool Characteristics on Developmental Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Nahmias, Allison S.; Crabbe, Samantha; Marcus, Steven C.; Mandell, David S. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study examined factors associated with 9-month outcomes of 78 preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder ([ASD]; 66 males, mean age = 44.8 [7.0] months) receiving preschool special education services. Use of recommended intervention practices was observed in each student's primary educational setting: autism-only (n = 28), mixed-disability (n…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Institutional Characteristics
Children with Autism Exhibit Similar Longitudinal Changes in Core Symptoms When Placed in Special or Mainstream Education Settings
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Ilan, Michal; Faroy, Michal; Zachor, Ditza; Manelis, Liora; Waissengreen, Danel; Michaelovski, Analya; Avni, Inbar; Menashe, Idan; Koller, Judah; Dinstein, Ilan; Meiri, Gal – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often placed in inclusive mainstream education (ME) or exclusive special education (SE) settings. While ME settings usually offer less-intensive and structured intervention programs than SE settings, they offer more exposure to typically developing peers. A total of 121 children (2-5 years old) with…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Special Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Trajectories and Correlates of Special Education Supports for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychiatric Comparisons
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Spaulding, Christine J.; Lerner, Matthew D.; Gadow, Kenneth D. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Relatively little is known about patterns of school-based supportive services for youth with autism spectrum disorder. This study describes these supportive services and their correlates, both cross-sectionally and retrospectively, in a large sample (N = 283) of 6- to 18-year-old youth. To assess whether special education designation and classroom…
Descriptors: Correlation, Related Services (Special Education), Accessibility (for Disabled), Pervasive Developmental Disorders
A Multi-Rater Study on Being Teased among Children/Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Their Typically Developing Siblings: Associations with ASD Symptoms
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Nowell, Kerri P.; Brewton, Christie M.; Goin-Kochel, Robin P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The study examined teasing experiences among 74 individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; M age = 115.7 months [9.6 years]; 83.8% male). Experiences were examined from parent, teacher, and child's own perspectives. Factors potentially associated with being teased were investigated. Comparison data were ascertained on typically developing…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)