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Pellecchia, Melanie; Beidas, Rinad S.; Mandell, David S.; Cannuscio, Carolyn C.; Dunst, Carl J.; Stahmer, Aubyn C. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Background: Parent-mediated early interventions (EI) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can result in significant improvements in children's cognitive ability, social functioning, behavior, and adaptive skills, as well as improvements in parental self-efficacy and treatment engagement. The common component to efficacious parent-…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Empowerment, Coaching (Performance), Early Intervention
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Pellecchia, Melanie; Beidas, Rinad S.; Lawson, Gwendolyn; Williams, Nathaniel J.; Seidman, Max; Kimberly, John R.; Cannuscio, Carolyn C.; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
This study examines how the introduction of TeachTown:Basics, a computer-assisted intervention for students with autism spectrum disorder, influenced teachers' use of other evidence-based practices. In a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 73 teachers nested within 58 schools, we used three-level hierarchical linear models to evaluate…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
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Kerns, Connor M.; Berkowitz, Steven J.; Moskowitz, Lauren J.; Drahota, Amy; Lerner, Matthew D.; Newschaffer, Craig J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Using a cross-sectional survey of 673 multidisciplinary autism spectrum disorder providers recruited from five different sites in the United States, we examined the frequency with which community-based providers inquire about, screen, and treat trauma-related symptoms in their patients/students and assessed their perceptions regarding the need for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)