Early Intervention Project: Can Its Claims Be Substantiated and Its Effects Replicated?.

Gresham, Frank M.; MacMillan, Donald L.

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ERIC Number: EJ564031

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Early Intervention Project: Can Its Claims Be Substantiated and Its Effects Replicated?.

Gresham, Frank M.; MacMillan, Donald L.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v28 n1 p5-13 Feb 1998

Evaluates claims of the Early Intervention Project, an intensive behavioral intervention program for young children with autism. Claims include recovery from autism in 47% of cases and substantial improvement in an additional 42%. The article finds methodological problems affecting internal and external validity of the project's reported results. (DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Early Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Research Methodology, Severity (of Disability), Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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