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Olive, Melissa L.; de la Cruz, Berenice; Davis, Tonya N.; Chan, Jeffrey M.; Lang, Russell B.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Dickson, Sarah M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of enhanced milieu teaching when combined with a voice output communication aid on the requesting skills of three children with autism. The research design was a multiple probe across participants. All sessions were conducted during 5-min play sessions in the child's classroom. All three…
Descriptors: Research Design, Play, Autism, Assistive Technology
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Bauminger, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Current study is the second part of a 2-year cognitive-behavioral-ecological (CB-E) intervention for high-functioning (HF) children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined the utility of a group-centered intervention on children's ability to interact cooperatively with peers during structured and non-structured social situations. Direct…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Intervention, Social Cognition, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Kasari, 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
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Wolery, 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