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Reed, Phil; Osborne, Lisa A.; Makrygianni, Maria; Waddington, Emma; Etherington, Annie; Gainsborough, Judith – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
The Barnet Early Autism Model (BEAM) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was compared to a time-comparable approach (Portage) in terms of child outcomes and parental functioning. BEAM produced improvements in the adaptive behavioural function and language abilities of the children with ASD. Additionally, the programme produced…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Models, Teaching Methods
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Dotto-Fojut, Kim M.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Townsend, Dawn B.; Progar, Patrick R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Previous research suggests that vocational skills training for individuals with autism may increase the likelihood that they may be effectively employed. In the present study, a multiple-baseline-across-participants design was used to assess the effects of graduated guidance, scripts, and script fading to teach four adolescents with autism in a…
Descriptors: Scripts, Autism, Adolescents, Problem Solving
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DiGennaro Reed, Florence D.; Hyman, Sarah R.; Hirst, Jason M. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Children with autism spectrum disorder show deficits in social skills such as initiating conversation, responding in social situations, social problem-solving, and others. These deficits are targeted through the use of social skills interventions, some of which use a technology-based approach as a resource-efficient alternative to common forms of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Iobst, Emily; Nabors, Laura; Rosenzweig, Kim; Srivorakiat, Laura; Champlin, Rachel; Campbell, Jonathan; Segall, Matthew – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
We investigated whether different types of information influenced adults' attitudes about a child with autism. College students (n = 288) were randomly assigned to view a videotape of a boy engaging in autistic or typical behaviors and to one of four vignette conditions: no information, explanatory information, neuropsychological information…
Descriptors: Autism, Attitude Measures, Males, Comparative Analysis
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Rayner, Christopher; Denholm, Carey; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Research on variations of video-based intervention (VBI) suggests that they can be effective for teaching individuals with disabilities a range of socially significant behaviors. Among the relevant studies and reviews, particular emphasis has been given to applications of these procedures for participants diagnosed with autism. The term…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Disabilities, Video Technology
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Sigafoos, Jeff; Green, Vanessa A.; Schlosser, Ralf; O'eilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Rispoli, Mandy; Lang, Russell – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
We reviewed communication intervention studies involving people with Rett syndrome. Systematic searches of five electronic databases, selected journals, and reference lists identified nine studies meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of: (a) participant characteristics, (b) target skills, (c) procedures, (d) main…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Intervention, Receptive Language, Language Skills