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Irvin, Dwight W.; McBee, Matthew; Boyd, Brian A.; Hume, Kara; Odom, Samuel L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study examines child and family characteristics thought to affect the dosage and type of common in-school and private services (i.e., speech language therapy (SLT), occupational therapy (OT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA)) received by children with ASD. Participants included 137 families and their preschool-aged children with ASD from…
Descriptors: Autism, Family Characteristics, Caregivers, Occupational Therapy
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O'Connor, Anne B.; Healy, Olive – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Research clearly indicates that early intensive behavioral intervention is an effective intervention for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However little is known about the longitudinal development of these children. The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes for a number of children with ASD following intensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Adjustment (to Environment), Young Children
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Keen, Deb; Couzens, Donna; Muspratt, Sandy; Rodger, Sylvia – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
This paper reports on the effects of two types of parent-focused intervention, for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 2-4 years and within 6 months of diagnosis, on parent's perceptions of stress and competence. Interventions aimed to decrease parenting stress and increase parenting competence by embedding empirically…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Autism, Child Rearing