Educating Adults About Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (EACA)

描述(由申请人提供)：这项小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段拨款提案的目的是强调丹亚国际公司(Danya)将采取的步骤，以发展关于患有自闭症谱系障碍(EACA)儿童的成人教育，这是一项针对经常与患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的1-5年级儿童互动的学校工作人员的教育培训计划。EACA是一项创新的多媒体培训计划，专门设计用于满足成人对教育资源的迫切需求，这些成年人与越来越多的患有自闭症的儿童进入公共教育系统进行互动。课程内容将包括培训辅导员指南、参与者练习册和视听课程补充资料，供员工进行面对面培训时使用。教育培训计划将涵盖自闭症的定义和描述、如何与自闭症儿童接触并有效互动、如何管理问题行为等主题领域，并为公立学校环境中不同类型的成年人(私人助理/一对一助手[称为副教育者]、校长、公交车司机、体育教师、艺术/音乐教师、自助餐厅工作人员/图书馆管理员)定制部分。在第一阶段，项目组将为两个模块创建培训计划材料：(1)“自闭症的定义和描述”和(2)为副教育者定制的模块，并为其余的一般模块起草大纲：“与患有自闭症的儿童互动”和“管理问题行为”。在整个产品开发过程中，项目团队将从主要利益相关者和我们的专家咨询小组那里获得投入和反馈。在第一阶段项目结束时，我们将与辅助教育者一起进行一项试点研究，采用随机实验/滞后对照设计，以确定可接受性和可用性，并评估在增加参与者关于了解自闭症的知识和促进对患有自闭症儿童的积极态度方面的有效性。EACA将是一项创新的多媒体培训计划，旨在帮助学校人员，教他们如何与患有自闭症的儿童正确互动，通过经济高效、易于使用的特定位置干预，帮助他们进入教室、在校车上和运动场上。 公共卫生相关性：教育成人自闭症谱系障碍儿童(EACA)将是一项针对经常与1-5年级儿童互动的学校工作人员的教育培训计划。公立学校为成人定制的部门，如准教育者、管理员、公交车司机和图书馆管理员，将有效地吸引和培训这些成年人，使其与自闭症儿童积极互动，管理问题行为，并在不同的学校环境中促进社会包容。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant proposal is to highlight the steps that Danya International, Inc. (Danya), will take to develop Educating Adults About Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (EACA), an educational training program for school personnel who regularly interact with children in grades 1 through 5 with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). EACA is an innovative multimedia training program specifically designed to meet the pressing need for educational resources for adults who interact with the growing numbers of children with ASDs entering the public education system. Program components will include a training facilitator's guide, participant workbook, and audiovisual program supplement to be used during in-person staff trainings. The educational training program will cover topic areas such as the definition and description of ASDs, how to engage and effectively interact with a child with autism, and how to manage problem behaviors, with customized sections for different types of adults in public school settings (personal assistants/one-on-one aides [known as paraeducators], principals, bus drivers, physical education teachers, art/music teachers, cafeteria workers/librarians). During Phase I, the project team will create training program materials for two modules: (1) "Definition and Description of ASD" and (2) the customized module for paraeducators, as well as draft an outline for the remaining general modules: "Engaging and Interacting With a Child With ASD" and "Managing Problem Behaviors." Throughout product development, the project team will obtain input and feedback from key stakeholders and our expert Advisory Panel. At the end of the Phase I project, we will conduct a pilot study using a randomized experimental/lagged control design with paraeducators to determine acceptability and usability as well as to assess effectiveness in increasing participants' knowledge related to understanding ASDs and promoting positive attitudes toward children with ASDs. EACA will be an innovative multimedia training program to aid school personnel by teaching them how to properly interact with children with ASDs to assist in their inclusion in the classroom, on school buses, and on playing fields via a cost-efficient, easy-to-use, position-specific intervention. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Educating Adults about Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (EACA) will be an educational training program for school personnel who regularly interact with children in grades 1 through 5. Customized sections for adults in public school settings, such as paraeducators, administrators, bus drivers, and librarians, will effectively engage and train these adults to positively interact with a child with autism, manage problem behaviors, and foster social inclusion in various school settings.