EDITOR'S NOTE: As the incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased, it has
become clear that there is substantial variability of the children affected by this …

Early intervention for children with autism is currently a politically and scientifically complex
topic. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated positive effects in both short-term …

Earlier autism diagnosis, the importance of early intervention, and development of specific
interventions for young children have contributed to the emergence of similar, empirically …

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability affecting individuals across their
entire lifespan. Autistic individuals have differences from nonautistic people (sometimes …

For over 50 years, intervention methods informed by the principles of applied behavior
analysis (ABA) have been empirically researched and clinically implemented for …

Assignments and activities are presented on the Blackboard site including point values
Assignments are chosen from activities that vary in nature from answering direct questions …

In this study we examined the social behaviors of 4-to 12-year-old children with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD; N= 24) during three tradic interactions with an adult confederate …

From leading authorities, this state-of-the-art manual presents the Early Start Denver Model
(ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for …

Continuing the tradition of excellence established in previous editions, distinguished
researcher, practitioner, and educator Alan Kazdin integrates pioneering and recent …

There is growing evidence that efficacious interventions for autism are rarely adopted or
successfully implemented in public mental health and education systems. We propose …