Inclusion for toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: the first ten years of a community program.
Inclusion for toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: the first ten years of a community program.
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10.1177/1362361310392253
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2011-09
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Cunningham AB
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Stahmer AC;Akshoomoff N;Cunningham AB
本准实验研究探讨了一组102名2岁时被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童的结果，他们参加了一个包容性的幼儿计划（描述），直到3岁。标准化发展评估的结果表明，在发展水平，适应行为和沟通方面有显着的改善，具有较大的效应量。31名儿童（31%）在平均8个月的干预后，在3岁时退出该计划时，其功能处于典型的发展范围内。积极成果的预测因素包括在程序中的时间长度，在入口和更高的外部化和更低的内部化行为CBCL分数的单词和手势的使用水平。服务自闭症幼儿在包容性的设置和建议，为未来的研究方向的影响进行了讨论。
The present quasi-experimental study examines the outcomes for a group of 102 children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at age 2 who attended an inclusive toddler program (described by) until age 3. Outcomes on standardized developmental assessments indicate significant improvement, with large effect sizes, in developmental level, adaptive behavior and communication. Thirty-one of the children (31%) were functioning in the typically developing range when they exited the program at age 3, after an average of 8 months of intervention. Predictors of positive outcomes included length of time in the program, level of words and gestures use at entry and higher externalizing and lower internalizing behavior CBCL scores at entry. Implications for serving toddlers with autism in inclusive settings and suggestions for future research directions are discussed.