Educational advocacy for children with autism

JA Mulick, EM Butter - … Interventions: Theory & Practice in …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
… treatment of children with autism and the … advocacy by behavioral interventionists. This
paper discusses preparing for educational advocacy on behalf of young children with autism. We …

Autistic self-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement: Implications for autism early intervention research and practice

K Leadbitter, KL Buckle, C Ellis, M Dekker - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… evident within early intervention research. In this paper, we argue that all autism intervention
stakeholders need to understand and actively engage with the views of autistic people and …

FACES: An advocacy intervention for African American parents of children with autism

JN Pearson, H Meadan - Intellectual and developmental …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
… Research related to autism awareness and advocacy programs among parents of children
with disabilities exists, but is limited. In the autism literature, advocacy is described as “any …

Randomized pilot study of a special education advocacy program for Latinx/minority parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

P Luelmo, C Kasari, Fiesta Educativa, Inc - Autism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
intervention examining the effectiveness and feasibility of a low-intensity (ie three sessions),
low-cost, parent advocacy for Latinx and other minority parents of children with autism. …

Parents' voices:'why and how we advocate'. A meta‐synthesis of parents' experiences of advocating for their child with autism spectrum disorder

K Boshoff, D Gibbs, RL Phillips… - Child: care, health and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… ; advocacy as a parental coping strategy; advocacy involving working … advocacy; benefits
of advocacy; and the barriers to advocacy. The experience of advocacy for parents with a child

Parents' voices:“Our process of advocating for our child with autism.” A meta‐synthesis of parents' perspectives

K Boshoff, D Gibbs, RL Phillips… - Child: Care, Health …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… with autism as an important coping strategy, enabling them to … of how parents engage in
advocacy and the support needed to do … that they use to advocate for their children with autism. …

Brief report: The feasibility and effectiveness of an advocacy program for Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder

MM Burke, S Magaña, M Garcia, MP Mello - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
… often struggle to advocate for their children. Latino families of children with autism spectrum
… In this study, we examined the feasibility and effectiveness of an advocacy intervention (ie, …

Beyond consumer advocacy: Autism spectrum disorders, effective instruction, and public schools

T Pierce, M Tincani - Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
… For example, it is not uncommon for parents of children with ASD to advocate a program
primarily based in applied behavior analysis (ABA) while professional team members advocate

“I know how to advocate”: Parents' experiences in advocating for children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

J Smith-Young, R Chafe, R Audas… - Health services …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
… do parents of children and youth with ASD engage in parental advocacy and what barriers, if
… of advocacy may help other parents of children and youth with ASD be effective advocates. …

The role of advocacy and empowerment in shaping service development for families raising children with developmental disabilities

Z Szlamka, B Tekola, R Hoekstra… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autism Speaks (a leading nongovernmental organization for autism research and advocacy
CST is a low-intensity training intervention for caregivers of children between 2 and 9 years …