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Direct linkZhang, Jie; Mayton, Michael R.; Wheeler, John J. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
In order to better assist practitioners and better serve persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families, it is vital for professionals to systematically evaluate the existing body of literature and synthesize its scientific evidence, so that the efficacy of research can be translated to evidence-based practices (EBPs) (Wheeler,…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Peer reviewedKasari, Connie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
This article reviews elements of a well-designed treatment study and evaluates the state of knowledge about comprehensive treatment programs for children with autism. Several suggestions are made for improving future studies, including more rigorous designs, searching for active ingredients of treatment programs, and measuring change. (Contains…
Descriptors: Autism, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Evaluation Research
Foxx, R. M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This commentary argues that the study reported in EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, needs to be replicated to be convincing, especially given the problem of nonrandom assignment of experimental and control groups. (JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Control Groups, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedWolery, Mark; Garfinkle, Ann N. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
This article analyzes outcome measures used in intervention research with young children with autism, including 72 reports evaluating specific intervention practices and 15 reports of complete intervention programs. Results indicate measurement of mediating variables is essentially absent in the evaluation reports and there is a lack of other…
Descriptors: Autism, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Evaluation Criteria
Mesibov, Gary B. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This commentary on EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, questions the magnitude of the student changes and their significance, because of concerns about the representativeness and comparability of the sample group and the failure to measure skills…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Control Groups, Daily Living Skills
Mundy, Peter – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This commentary on a study reported in EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, criticizes the outcome measures used in the study as inadequate in determining whether normal functioning in cognitive, emotional, and adaptive functioning was achieved as…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Behavior Modification, Early Intervention
Kazdin, Alan E. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This commentary on EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, emphasizes the need for replication. The replication study should use random assignment to experimental and control groups, a larger sample of cases, standard diagnostic instruments to delineate…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Control Groups, Diagnostic Tests
