Evaluation of Intervention Programs for Children with Autism

Parental Involvement in Early Intervention Programs for Children with Autism

Omid Early Intervention Programme for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families in Iran

Child development research has established the importance of support and services for children with special needs and their families at very early stages after the diagnosis. These services offered in the form of the early intervention programmes. There is a dearth of early intervention programmes for children with autism spectrum disorders and their families in Iran. A parent based early inter...

The basic structure of community early intervention programs for children with autism: provider descriptions.

Autism researchers have identified a set of common effective practice elements for early intervention (EI) (e.g., intensive programming). The current study examined the reported use of common elements of effective interventions in community EI settings. Eighty EI providers reported about their programs. The majority of participants reported using common effective elements, however, the depth an...

Utilization of a Medicaid-funded intervention for children with autism.

OBJECTIVE The study examined utilization of Wisconsin's Medicaid funding for autism intervention before and after a major shift in program administration. METHODS Medicaid enrollment data were analyzed for 1,822 children with autism from 2000 through 2006, as were geocoded demographic data and decennial census data. Enrollees' data were compared with demographic data for Wisconsin's general p...

Evaluation of Motor Speech and Intervention Planning for Children with Autism

Technology-enhanced discriminative programs for children with autism

Autism can impact a subject’s communication, socialization and language abilities with different degrees of severity. Specific therapy is needed to improve and maintain these abilities over time. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) enriches communication with images, video or gestures to help children with autism understand the task. Discrete Trial Training (DTT), breaking up a tas...