Comparative efficacy of LEAP, TEACCH and non-model-specific special education programs for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 366-380

  Boyd, Brian A ^a   Hume, Kara ^b   McBee, Matthew T ^c   Alessandri, Michael ^d   Gutierrez, Anibal ^e   Johnson, LeAnne ^f   Sperry, Laurie ^g   Odom, Samuel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness; Comprehensive treatments; Efficacy; Intervention; LEAP; TEACCH

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPULSION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOLER AND THEIR PARENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACCH AUTISM PROGRAM; TEACHER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897419433     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1877-9     Document Type: Article

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