Who should pay for intensive behavioural intervention in autism? A parent's view

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 559-561

  Couper, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Applied behavioural analysis; Autism; Behavioural intervention; Children

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PARENTING; PARENTS;

EID: 6344261817     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00464.x     Document Type: Short Survey

References (24)

1. Auton vs British Columbia. Court of Appeal for British Columbia. (2002) Available from URL: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/ ca/02/05/2002BCCA0538. htm
2. Clinical Practice Guidelines. Report of the Recommendations. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Albany, NY: New York State Department of Health Early Intervention Program, 1999; 4217. Available from URL: http:// www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/eip/menu.htm
3. Lovaas OI. Behavioural treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. J. Consult. Clin. Psych. 1987; 55: 3-9.
4. McEachin JJ, Smith T, Lovaas OI. Long term outcome for children with autism who received early behavioural treatment. Am. J. Mental Retard. 1993; 97: 359-72.
5. Anderson SR, Avery DL, DiPetro EK, Edwards GL, Christian WP. Intensive home based early intervention with autistic children. Education Treatment Children 1987; 10: 352-66.
6. Harris SL, Handleman JS, Gordon R, Kristoff B, Fuentes F. Changes in cognitive and language functioning of preschool children with autism. J. Autism Dev. Disord. 1991; 21: 281-90.
7. Sheinkopf SJ, Siegel B. Home based behavioural treatment of young children with autism. J. Autism Dev. Disord. 1998; 28: 15-23.
8. Smith T, Groen AD, Wynn JW. Randomized trial of Intensive Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder Am. J. Ment. Retard. 2000; 105: 269-85.
9. Birnbrauer JS, Leach DJ. The Murdoch Early Intervention programme after 2 years. Behav. Change 1993; 10: 63-74.
10. Sallows G, Graupner T. Replication of the UCLA model of intensive behavioural treatment: results after three to four years. Proceedings of the World Autism Congress, November 2002; Melbourne.
11. Eikeseth S, Smith T, Jahr E, Eldevik S. Intensive Behavioral treatment at school for 4-7 year old children with autism. Behav. Mod. 2002; 26: 49-68.
12. Dawson G, Osterling J. Early intervention in autism. In: Guralnick MJ, ed. The Effectiveness of Early Intervention. Baltimore, MD: 1997; 307-26.
13. Butter EM, Wynn J, Mulick JA. Early intervention critical to autism treatment. Pediatric Ann. 2003; 32: 677-86.
14. Tallal P, Miller SL, Bedi G et al. Language comprehension in language-learning impaired children improved with acoustically modified speech. Science 1996; 271: 81-4.
15. Merzenich MM, Jenkins WM, Johnston P, Schreiner C, Miller SL, Tallal P. Temporal processing deficits of language-learning impaired children ameliorated by training. Science 1996; 271: 77-81.
16. Temple E, Deutsch GK, Poldrack RA et al. Neural deficits in children with dyslexia ameliorated by behavioral remediation: evidence from functional MRI. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2003; 100: 2860-5.
17. Bibby P, Eikeseth S, Martin NT, Mudford OC, Reeves D. Progress and outcomes for children with autism receiving parent-managed intensive interventions. Res. Dev. Disabil. 2001; 22: 425-7.
18. Human Services Department. Autism in Victoria: An Investigation of Prevalence and Service Delivery for Children Aged 0-6 Years. Government of Victoria Press, 2003.
19. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Children with Disabilities. The pediatrician's role in the diagnosis and management of autistic spectrum disorder in children. Pediatrics 2001; 107: 1221-6.
20. Prior M, Sanders M, Sheridan J. Early Intervention in Autism: a Review by the Disability Services Commission of Western Australia. Perth: WA Government Press, 1997.
21. Bryson SE, Rogers SJ, Fombonne E. Autism spectrum disorders: early detection, intervention, education, and psychopharmacological management. Can. J. Psych. 2003; 48: 506-16.
22. Hurth J, Shaw E, Izeman SG, Whaley K, Rogers SJ. Areas of agreement about effective practices among programs serving young children with autism spectrum disorders. Infants Young Child 1999; 12: 17-26.
23. Greenspan SI, Wieder S. Developmental patterns and outcomes in infants and children with disorder of relating and communicating: a chart review of 200 cases of children with autistic spectrum diagnoses. J. Dev. Learning Disord. 1997; 1: 87-141.
24. Rogers SJ, Lewis H. An effective day treatment model for young children with pervasive developmental disorders. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psych. 1989; 28: 207-14.