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Rahn, Naomi L.; Coogle, Christan Grygas; Hanna, Alexajo; Lewellen, Traysha – Young Exceptional Children, 2017
Challenging behaviors refer to those behaviors that decrease the child's ability to engage and participate in classroom routines (Dunlap, Wilson, Strain, & Lee, 2013), and therefore, the dilemma in the scenario above is common to early childhood and early childhood special education teachers due to an increase in children experiencing autism…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Child Behavior, Autism, Behavior Problems
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Coman, Drew; Alessandri, Michael; Gutierrez, Anibal; Novotny, Stephanie; Boyd, Brian; Hume, Kara; Sperry, Laurie; Odom, Samuel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Teacher commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout were explored in a sample of 53 teachers implementing three preschool models at high levels of fidelity for students with autism: Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH); Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and…
Descriptors: Autism, Preschool Children, Fidelity, Teacher Burnout
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The study examined in this review analyzed whether a full two-year "Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents" ("LEAP") training and support model for teachers was superior in improving outcomes of preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as compared to a limited…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention, Preschool Children
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Quintero, Nicole; McIntyre, Laura Lee – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Differences in sibling social, behavioral, and academic adjustment and maternal well-being in families with (n = 20) and without (n = 23) a preschooler with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were explored. Results are interpreted to suggest that mothers of children with autism report more daily hassles, life stress, and depression than mothers…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mothers, Autism, Preschool Children
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Bruder, Mary Beth – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
When the author attended an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting for the 3-year-old son of a friend, she met a preschool service delivery team that was struggling to design interventions for a growing population of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is within the context of this struggle that she was so…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Early Intervention, Individualized Education Programs