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Direct linkBrooke Ingersoll; Kyle M. Frost; Diondra Straiton; Anamiguel Pomales Ramos; Mya Howard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Although there is growing interest in telehealth to deliver parent-mediated intervention for autistic children, empirical evaluations are limited, and little is known regarding the relative benefits of self-directed and therapist-assisted telehealth interventions. This study examined the effect of self-directed and therapist-assisted ImPACT Online…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Videoconferencing, Parent Education, Well Being
Vasiliki Totsika; Athanasia Kouroupa; Amanda Timmerman; Amanda Allard; Kylie M. Gray; Richard P. Hastings; David Heyne; Glenn A. Melvin; Bruce Tonge – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: The present study investigated school absence among 1,076 5-15 year-old children with neurodevelopmental conditions (intellectual disability and/or autism) approximately one year following the start of COVID-19 in the UK. Methods: Parents completed an online survey indicating whether their child was absent from school during May 2021 and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Students with Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Download full textGrove, Wendy – Ohio Department of Education, 2020
Ohio's public schools provide special education services to children with disabilities as early as preschool. Every year, the Ohio Department of Education reports the number of preschool children who received state-funded special education services during the previous year. The 2018-2019 school year had an overall increase of 705 (3.24 percent)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Developmental Delays
Paolo Meucci; Laura Zampini; Ambra Mara Giovannetti; Alice Quadraroli; Amanda Viola D'Arrigo; Daria Riva; Chiara Vago; Sara Bulgheroni; Francesca Cecchi; Irene Mannari; Francesco Paolo Falotico; Andrea Pratesi; Giovanni Passetti; Cecilia Laschi; Paolo Dario; Carlo Riva; Elisa Rossoni; Milda Cerniauskaite; Matilde Leonardi – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
The present study aimed to assess the validity of using a robotic platform (RODDI) to increase and enhance communicative exchanges between educators and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. Nine children with ASD and intellectual disability and their educators took part in the study. Their communicative…
Descriptors: Robotics, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Rachel Corbitt – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Deficits and problematic or fractured support systems are causing parents of autistic children to return to the foundational education system in this country: the homeschool. Since the CDC identified in 2016 that about 1 in 54 children live with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is an ever-intensifying need to investigate and identify reasons…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Home Schooling, Parent Attitudes, Advocacy
Danielle Gender-Walters – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine an effective training method of improving direct support professionals' (DSPs) ability to accurately and descriptively report antecedent, behavior, and function. A training method, multiple exemplar training (MET), which is not typically applied to this population, was utilized to determine its…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Training, Intellectual Disability, Listening Skills
Sudha M. Srinivasan; David T. Cavagnino; Anjana N. Bhat – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Literature on effects of equine therapy in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown in recent times. Equine therapy is an alternative multimodal intervention that involves utilizing a horse to remediate core impairments in ASD. Recent systematic reviews in this area have several limitations including inclusion of populations other…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Animals, Recreational Activities, Therapy
Catharine Lory; Mandy Rispoli; Emily Gregori – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often struggle to acquire appropriate play behaviors, which may hinder their integration within natural settings. Individuals with ASD require more systematic instruction and supports to learn to play with their peers. Among interventions that teach play skills to children with ASD, some have involved…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Skill Development
Bradley M. Drysdale; Dennis W. Moore; Brett E. Furlonger; Angelika Anderson – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Despite the increasing number of studies investigating eye gaze patterns in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during passive viewing of stimuli, few studies have focused on gaze behaviour of people with ASD during active task engagement. Active engagement may cue these individuals to allocate gaze to task-related information and…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Biofeedback, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Performance
Bryant C. Silbaugh; Terry S. Falcomata – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Methods for assessing the response class structure of challenging behavior utilizing the concepts of the response class hierarchy and precursor responses have been evaluated. However, the lack of a cohesive examination of the current literature or practice guidelines may impede practitioners' efforts to evaluate the methods for their relevance to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intellectual Disability
Grey House Publishing, 2022
"The Autism Spectrum Handbook & Resource Guide" combines valuable, easy-to-understand educational information for consumers, patients, and their families, with official reports and releases about monitoring childhood growth and important milestones, community statistics, living with an ASD, and treatments and further resources for…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Development, Risk, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Wikierak, Linda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative study included eight special education teachers all of whom work in self-contained classroom environments for student with autism. The study was conducted in two public elementary schools within one suburban school district. During data analysis five major themes identified as being important in gaining perspective into the…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Self Contained Classrooms
Azad, Gazi; Holingue, Calliope; Pfeiffer, Danika; Dillon, Emily; Reetzke, Rachel; Kalb, Luke; Menon, Deepa; Hong, Ji Su; Landa, Rebecca – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to examine racial differences in parental beliefs and concern about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) versus clinical judgment. The sample included 489 children with ASD undergoing their first ASD evaluation. Parent belief that their child had ASD was highest among parents of White children. White children…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Parent Attitudes, Beliefs, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, J. B.; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Haas, April N.; Ura, Sarah K.; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Morin, Kristi L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Social-communication deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder often lead to undesirable outcomes in other domains, such as interpersonal relationships, employment, and participation in community activities. Parents may be ideal implementers of interventions to address these deficits when provided with instruction that is efficacious and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Parent Role
Scheithauer, Mindy; Martin, Clarissa; Bottini, Summer – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Early studies evaluating the relative preference for leisure compared with edible items suggested that, for most participants (>80%), edible items are more preferred than leisure items. Recent studies suggest more variability in the percentage of participants with this preference. The rationale for this variability could be sampling, setting,…
Descriptors: Preferences, Food, Developmental Disabilities, Electronic Equipment
