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Direct linkDouglas, Sarah N.; Dunkel-Jackson, Sarah M. D; Bagawan, Atikah; Sun, Tiantian – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2022
Purpose: Telepractice has become a popular service delivery option for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, practitioners can face some unique challenges when delivering interventions to young children and their families via telepractice. Furthermore, the use of telepractice…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Telecommunications, Intervention, Young Children
Edmunds, Sarah R.; Frost, Kyle M.; Sheldrick, R. Chris; Bravo, Alice; Straiton, Diondra; Pickard, Katherine; Grim, Valerie; Drahota, Amy; Kuhn, Jocelyn; Azad, Gazi; Pomales Ramos, Anamiguel; Ingersoll, Brooke; Wainer, Allison; Ibanez, Lisa V.; Stone, Wendy L.; Carter, Alice; Broder-Fingert, Sarabeth – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Defining the central components of an intervention is critical for balancing fidelity with flexible implementation in both research settings and community practice. Implementation scientists distinguish an intervention's essential components (thought to cause clinical change) and adaptable periphery (recommended, but not necessary). While…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Fidelity
Shamash, Emily R.; Hinman, Jocelyn A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Research and practice emphasize the importance of family involvement in early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, in order to address the unique and diverse challenges of families, support and resources may need to be prescribed on a case-by-case basis. This article suggests ways early intervention programs can…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Young Children, Parents, Stress Variables
Beaumont, Dervla; Blakey, Tanya; Stuart, Neil; Woodward, Julia – Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 2021
Way to Play is an approach that supports adults to promote the engagement of young children with autism spectrum disorder through play. The Ministry of Education in New Zealand has collaborated with Autism New Zealand to ensure the sustainable delivery of Way to Play within Auckland's early learning services by training early intervention staff to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Training
McLaughlin, Annie; Fleury, Veronica P. – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Many teachers and parents of young children with disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are familiar with young children who engage in repetitive and restrictive behaviors such as flapping, spinning, and rocking. This type of restrictive and repetitive behavior, or stereotypy, can be common, over time it can become problematic…
Descriptors: Young Children, Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Morris, Pricella; Weglarz-Ward, Jenna M.; Love, Hailey R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2021
Transitioning young children with autism spectrum disorder from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) Part C to Part B 619 is a multifaceted process. This process may leave families stressed, worried, and frustrated due to the lack of awareness of expectations and their rights. Educators can better prepare parents and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Educational Legislation
Download full textFleury, Veronica P.; Whalon, Kelly; Gilmore, Carolyn; Wang, Xiaoning; Marks, Richard – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Reading involves the ability to decode and draw meaning from printed text. Reading skill profiles vary widely among learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One fairly common pattern is relative strength in decoding combined with weak comprehension skills--indicators of this profile emerge as early as the preschool years. In order…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Reading Strategies
Fleury, Veronica P.; Whalon, Kelly; Gilmore, Carolyn; Wang, Xiaoning; Marks, Richard – Grantee Submission, 2021
Purpose: Reading involves the ability to decode and draw meaning from printed text. Reading skill profiles vary widely among learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One fairly common pattern is relative strength in decoding combined with weak comprehension skills--indicators of this profile emerge as early as the preschool years. In order…
Descriptors: Autism, Evidence Based Practice, Attention, Language Skills
Arunachalam, Sudha; Luyster, Rhiannon J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: Most children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have below-age lexical knowledge and lexical representation. Our goal is to examine ways in which difficulties with social communication and language processing that are often associated with ASD may constrain these children's abilities to learn new words and to explore whether minimizing…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Meyer, Lori Erbrederis – Young Exceptional Children, 2017
Kate Zimmer's article ("Enhancing Interactions With Children With Autism Through Storybook Reading: A Caregiver's Guide," v20 n3 p133-144 Sep 2017) encourages practitioners to provide information on effective instructional strategies that could increase positive interactions during shared book reading between children who have an autism…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Literacy Education, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Vivanti, Giacomo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Imitation abnormalities are often documented in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), however the relevance of imitation to early development and early detection of ASD remains unclear. Recent studies that investigated whether imitation at 12 months distinguishes children who will subsequently receive an ASD diagnosis from other…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Imitation, Ability
Ingvarsson, Einar T. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
Early and intensive behavioral intervention has been shown to result in favorable outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder. Procedures and practices based on and influenced by B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior (VB) have been increasingly integrated into EIBI curricula in recent years. In this article, I give an overview of some basic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Verbal Ability, Early Intervention
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, 2020
This list of tools was compiled to assist states and programs with identifying assessments that can be administered when the assessor cannot be in the room with the child. This is a list of screening tools that can be completed remotely when the practitioner cannot be in the room with the child. Screening tools assess the possibility of a…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Young Children, Delivery Systems, Child Development
Hugh, Maria Lemler; Conner, Carlin; Stewart, Jennifer – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2018
Students who are slow to respond to traditional instruction and intervention require intensified intervention. Visual Activity Schedules (VAS) are an evidence-based type of visual support that provide sequential organization of the steps for an activity or skill. VAS can be aligned with individual student needs, including behavioral support. VAS…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Battaglia, Dana – Young Exceptional Children, 2017
This article explicitly addresses the correlation between communication and behavior, and describes how to provide intervention addressing these two overlapping domains using an intervention called functional communication training (FCT; E. G. Carr & Durand, 1985) in individuals with ASD. A step-by-step process is outlined with supporting…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Communication Skills, Intervention
