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Odom, Samuel L. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this article is to examine the application of randomized controlled trial (RCT) methodology for determining the efficacy of school-based interventions in general and special education. In education science, RCTs are widely acknowledged as the gold standard of efficacy research, with other methodologies relegated to a lower level of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
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Odom, Samuel L.; Sam, Ann M.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Cox, Ann W. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of educational programs for school-aged children with autism in the United States. Investigators completed the Autism Program Environment Quality Rating Systems-Preschool/Elementary (APERS-PE) in 60 elementary schools enrolling children with autism. The mean total rating scores were near the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary School Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Odom, Samuel L.; Sam, Ann M.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Cox, Ann W. – Grantee Submission, 2022
The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of educational programs for school-aged children with autism in the United States. Investigators completed the Autism Program Environment Quality Rating Systems-Preschool/Elementary (APERS) in 60 elementary schools enrolling children with autism. The mean total rating scores were near the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary School Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Hume, Kara; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Morin, Kristi L.; Nowell, Sallie W.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Szendrey, Susan; McIntyre, Nancy S.; Yücesoy-Özkan, Serife; Savage, Melissa N. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This systematic review describes a set of practices that have evidence of positive effects with autistic children and youth. This is the third iteration of a review of the intervention literature (Odom et al. in J Autism Dev Disorders 40(4):425-436, 2010a; Prevent School Fail 54(4):275-282, 2010b; Wong et al. in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Children, Youth, Young Adults
Hume, Kara; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Morin, Kristi L.; Nowell, Sallie W.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Szendrey, Susan; McIntyre, Nancy S.; Yücesoy-Özkan, Serife; Savage, Melissa N. – Grantee Submission, 2021
This systematic review describes a set of practices that have evidence of positive effects with autistic children and youth. This is the third iteration of a review of the intervention literature (Odom et al. in J Autism Dev Disorders 40(4):425-436, 2010a; Prevent School Fail 54(4):275-282, 2010b; Wong et al. in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Children, Youth, Young Adults
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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
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Sam, Ann M.; Cox, Ann W.; Savage, Melissa N.; Waters, Victoria; Odom, Samuel L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Comprehensive reviews of the research literature have identified that focused intervention practices for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder have evidence of producing positive developmental and learning outcomes. The Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) project has translated evidence-based practices identified…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Hall, Laura J.; Hume, Kara – Exceptional Children, 2020
Assessing implementation of comprehensive treatment programs is a multifaceted process that should extend beyond measuring solely treatment fidelity. The purpose of this article is to describe and demonstrate a thorough process for assessing implementation and receipt of a comprehensive treatment program for students with autism spectrum disorders…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students
Sam, Ann M.; Cox, Ann W.; Savage, Melissa N.; Waters, Victoria; Odom, Samuel L. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Comprehensive reviews of the research literature have identified that focused intervention practices for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder have evidence of producing positive developmental and learning outcomes. The Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) project has translated evidence-based practices identified…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
Amsbary, Jessica; Able, Harriet; Schertz, Hannah H.; Odom, Samuel L. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
Parent-implemented interventions (PIIs) hold promise for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. Yet, reports of parent and family perceptions regarding PIIs are limited. The present study's purpose was to gain parent perceptions regarding the helpful and challenging intervention components and contextual factors in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Kraemer, Bonnie R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hall, Laura J.; Dawalt, Leann; Hume, Kara A.; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Szidon, Katherine; Brum, Christopher – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
The purpose of the study was to examine the quality of high school programs for students with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. The Autism Program Environment Rating Scale--Middle/High School was used to rate the quality of programs for students with autism spectrum disorder in 60 high schools located in three geographic locations in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Students with Disabilities
Kraemer, Bonnie R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hall, Laura J.; Dewalt, Leann; Hume, Kara A.; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Szidon, Katherine; Brum, Christopher – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of the study was to examine the quality of high school programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the United States. The Autism Program Environment Rating Scale-Middle/High School (APERS-MHS) was used to rate the quality of programs for students with ASD in 60 high schools located in three geographic locations in the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Students with Disabilities
Hume, Kara; Odom, Samuel L.; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Smith DaWalt, Leann; Hall, Laura J.; Kraemer, Bonnie; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Brum, Christopher; Szidon, Kate; Bolt, Daniel M. – Exceptional Children, 2022
We tested the efficacy of a comprehensive intervention program designed for high school students across the autism spectrum, the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism (CSESA) model, in a cluster randomized control trial involving 60 high schools in three states (California, North Carolina, Wisconsin), with implementation occurring…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Adolescents
Odom, Samuel L.; Cox, Ann; Sideris, John; Hume, Kara A.; Hedges, Susan; Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Shaw, Evelyn; Boyd, Brian A.; Reszka, Stephanie; Neitzel, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 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, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Faculty Development
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Sam, Ann M.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Perkins, Yolanda; Cox, Ann W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a comprehensive program model originally developed by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC). Sixty elementary schools with 486 participants were randomly assigned to an NPDC and services as usual condition (SAU). Significantly greater changes in program…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Evidence Based Practice
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