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Moon Y. Chung; Hedda Meadan – Inclusion, 2021
Communication skills are critical for young children with developmental disabilities or delays (DD) to increase their inclusion in school and community settings. Thus, many early intervention (EI) services focus on improving children's communication skills. The involvement of the caregivers, the natural change agents, in EI sessions could…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Child Caregivers, Early Intervention
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Crais, Elizabeth; McComish, Cara S.; Kertcher, Emily F.; Hooper, Steve; Pretzel, Rebecca; Mendez, Lucia; Villalobos, Michelle – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
This study explored caregivers' perspectives on facilitators and barriers to screening, diagnosis, and identifying and accessing other services for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); and caregivers' suggestions for improving the process. Eight focus groups with 55 caregivers were conducted. Four groups had a mix of White, African…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis