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Greenberg, Alissa L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite expansive improvements in both treatments and research, the majority of persons with autism use non-empirically supported interventions. One way to decrease the research-to-practice gap involves increasing the direct applicability of research findings to clinical settings. Effectiveness research achieves this goal by identifying treatments…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Autism, Identification
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Myles, Brenda Smith; And Others – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study evaluated the use of facilitated communication (FC) paired with a direct instructional strategy to improve the basic academic skills of 12 youths and young adults with autism. Results did not support use of FC as an educational tool, with subjects averaging below-chance performance in FC and both control conditions. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism