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Erica B. McClure; Robert C. Pennington; Stacy Crawford Bewley – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with difficulties in writing performance. Despite the importance of writing to achieving positive academic, employment, and social outcomes, relatively little research has been conducted examining the effects of intervention on the writing performance of individuals with ASD. Previous…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Long, Holly M.; Bouck, Emily C.; Kelly, Hailey – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Virtual manipulatives are increasingly being used to support students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disability (ASD/IDD), in mathematics. However, to date, virtual manipulatives have not been examined or classified as an evidence-based practice for students with ASD/IDD, despite classifications of virtual…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Manipulative Materials
Joelle Fingerhut; Mariola Moeyaert – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Discrete trial training is a popular teaching method for individuals with autism, but it is not easily implemented with fidelity due to its complexity. This is the first meta-analysis of single-case experimental design studies to quantify the impact of behavioral skills training on individuals' ability to implement discrete trials with fidelity.…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Special Education
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Curiel, Emily S. L.; Axe, Judah B.; Sainato, Diane M.; Goldstein, Howard – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Matrix training is an intervention that systematically programs for the occurrence of generative outcomes, mostly in the area of language. A literature search identified studies that evaluated matrix training with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Based on 12 reviewed studies, we asked questions regarding participant…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Teaching Methods
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Ratliff-Black, Marie; Therrien, William – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Parent-mediated interventions (PMIs) are commonly used with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and their effectiveness for young children has been documented. However, no reviews have examined the use of PMIs with older children with ASD. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to investigate the state of the literature regarding PMIs…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Parent Role
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Qi, Cathy H.; Barton, Erin E.; Collier, Margo; Lin, Yi-Ling; Montoya, Charisse – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2018
The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize 22 single-case research design (SCRD) studies on social stories intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We used the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) SCRD standards to analyze study rigor and evidence of a causal relation. We calculated four nonoverlap indices to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Research Design, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Shukla-Mehta, Smita; Miller, Trube; Callahan, Kevin J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Video instruction as an intervention for teaching skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is gaining increased momentum in applied settings.Video instruction, comprised of video modeling, video self-modeling, and point-of-view video, has been utilized in various fields of study with various populations and target behaviors.…
Descriptors: Autism, Teaching Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence