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Think College Transition: Developing an Evidenced-Based Model of Inclusive Dual Enrollment Transition Services for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism. Evaluation Final Report
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Parker, Caroline E.; Schillaci, Rebecca – Education Development Center, Inc., 2018
This report is an evaluation of the i3 development grant Think College Transition (TCT), an inclusive dual enrollment transition model to improve achievement and post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities or autism (ID/A). The model offers an innovative approach to transition services for students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Improving Question-Asking Initiations in Young Children with Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment
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Koegel, Robert L.; Bradshaw, Jessica L.; Ashbaugh, Kristen; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Social initiations make up a core deficit for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, initiated questions during social interactions are often minimal or absent in this population. In the context of a multiple baseline design, the efficacy of using the motivational procedures of Pivotal Response Treatment to increase social…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Young Children, Autism, Communication Skills
Fidelity and Effectiveness of PRT Implemented by Caregivers without College Degrees
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Randolph, Jena K.; Stichter, Janine P.; Schmidt, Carla T.; O'Connor, Karen V. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) combines research on task interspersal, direct reinforcement, and role of choice in a treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Parents of children with ASD have been trained to implement PRT to improve language and social interaction. Variables other than child characteristics, such as parental…
Descriptors: Autism, Caregivers, Training, Interpersonal Relationship
Improving a Family's Overall Quality of Life through Parent Training in Pivotal Response Treatment
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Buckley, Trevor W.; Ente, Angela P.; Ruef, Michael B. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
As the diagnoses of autism in young children continually increase, the need for families to have access to research-based treatment models that are effective and efficient has become clear. Current research demonstrates the demand for parent-delivered behavioral interventions. The aim of this single-case study, conducted as part of an integrated…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Family Environment, Parent Education, Autism
Brief PRT Parent Training for a Rural, Low-Income Family with Three Young Children with Autism: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
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Russell, Christina – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Early diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders followed by timely research-based intervention is associated with better long-term outcomes such as the improvement of social skills, communication, and increased IQ (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001). Characteristics of children with autism and their families, including limited financial resources…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cost Effectiveness
Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Preschoolers with Severe Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Smith, Tristram; Eikeseth, Svein; Klevstrand, Morten; Lovaas, O. Ivar – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
A study accessed the outcomes achieved by preschoolers with both severe mental retardation and autistic features who received intensive Lovass (O Ivar) behavioral treatment (n=11) and those who received minimal treatment (n=10). Results found that the intensively treated children obtained a higher mean IQ and evinced more expressive speech.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Ability, Developmental Disabilities, Expressive Language