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McDonald CA, Donnelly JP, Feldman-Alguire AL, Rodgers JD, Lopata C, Thomeer ML. Special Education Service Use by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2019; 49:2437-2446. [PMID: 30945092 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-03997-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In the last decade, the prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID) in schools has increased. However, there is a paucity of information on special education placement, service use, and relationships between service use and demographic variables for children with ASD without ID. This study aimed to describe and explore variation in type and amount of special education services provided to (N = 89) children with ASD. Results indicated that the largest percentage of children received services under the Autism classification (56.2%) and were in partial-inclusion settings (40.4%). The main services received were speech (70.8%) and occupational (56.2%) therapies, while few children received behavior plans (15.7%) or social skills instruction (16.9%). Correlates with service use are described.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christin A McDonald
- Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 187 West Schrock Road, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. .,Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, USA.
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- Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, USA
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- Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, USA
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- Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, USA
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- Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14208, USA
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Introduction to the Special Issue of School Mental Health on Best Practices in Effective Multi-tiered Intervention Frameworks. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12310-018-9283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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