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Assessing Quality of Program Environments for Children and Youth with Autism: Autism Program Environment Rating Scale (APERS)
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Odom, Samuel L.; Cox, Ann; Sideris, John; Hume, Kara A.; Hedges, Susan; Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Shaw, Evelyn; Boyd, Brian A.; Reszka, Stephanie; Neitzel, Jennifer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the "Autism Program Environment Rating Scale" ("APERS"), an instrument designed to assess quality of program environments for students with autism spectrum disorder. Data sets from two samples of public school programs that provided services to children and…
Descriptors: Autism, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
"From Someone Who May Cause Trouble to Someone You Can Play With": Stakeholders' Perspectives on Preschool Program Quality for Autistic Children
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Bejnö, Hampus; Bölte, Sven; Linder, Nina; Långh, Ulrika; Odom, Samuel L.; Roll-Pettersson, Lise – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
In Sweden, young autistic children typically attend community-based preschool programs, which may not be adapted to their needs. In the current study, stakeholders to autistic children receiving Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention were interviewed following a quasi-randomized study (#NCT03634761) aimed at improving the preschool program…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Education
Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden
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Bejnö, Hampus; Roll-Pettersson, Lise; Klintwall, Lars; Långh, Ulrika; Odom, Samuel L.; Bölte, Sven – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and younger age at diagnosis pose a challenge to preschool intervention systems. In Sweden, most young autistic children receive intervention service in community-based preschool programs, but no tool is yet available to assess the quality of the preschool learning environment. This study adapted…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs
Teacher and Child Predictors of Achieving IEP Goals of Children with Autism
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Ruble, Lisa; McGrew, John H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
It is encouraging that children with autism show a strong response to early intervention, yet more research is needed for understanding the variability in responsiveness to specialized programs. Treatment predictor variables from 47 teachers and children who were randomized to receive the COMPASS intervention (Ruble et al. in "The…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables, Individualized Education Programs