A collaboration of The Maine Department of Health and Human Service & The Maine Department of Education recently issued an evaluative report of research evidence for various interventions for autism spectrum disorders.
The report is,
Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders: STATE OF THE EVIDENCEA helpful discussion of evidence and summary table can be found on pages 8-10
Report of the Children’s Services Evidence-Based Practice Advisory Committee
A Collaboration of
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES & THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
October 2009
The Winter 2010 issue/volume 7(1) of Science in Autism Treatment, the newsletter of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment contains a useful summary and discussion on the Maine report,
pp. 4-5, "Consumer Corner: Maine Releases Report on Evidence-Based Practice for Autism"This report is another addition to the reference library of updated reports on the state of evidence on autism intervention, which also includes,
Lora Perry, M.S., BCBA
SCIENCE IN AUTISM TREATMENT: Newsletter of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment. Vol. 7 No. 1, Winter 2010.
National Standards Report: The National Standards — Addressing the Need for Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Autism Spectrum Disorders (174pp.)
National Autism Center, Randolph, MA. 2009.
Evidence-Based Practice and Autism in the Schools: A Guide To Providing Appropriate Interventions to Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders. (258pp.)
National Autism Center, Randolph, MA. 2009
Myers, S.M., Plauche Johnson, C., (2007). Clinical report: Management of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120(5),1162-1182. (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2362)
AAP Policy - American Academy of Pediatrics
NB: Applied behavior analysis and functional behavior analysis covered under "Specific Strategies" on page 1164, under "Speech and Language Therapy" on page 1165, under "Social Skills Training" on page 1165, under "Comparative Efficacy of Educational Interventions for Young Children" on page 1166, under "Programs for Older Children and Adolescents" on page 1166.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Assessment, diagnosis and clinical interventions for children and young people with autism spectrum disorders. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2007 Jul. 65 p. (SIGN publication; no. 98). [232 references]
Ministries of Health and Education. 2008. New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
RELATED PRESENTATIONS, GROUPS, BOOKS & POSTS
AUTISM
Presentation: 7. Behavior Analytic Research in the Treatment of Autism
David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA
"An overview of the state of research in autism that evaluates behavior analytic and non–behavior analytic treatments will be presented, with an emphasis on considerations for future research in applied settings."
Presented Monday August 4 at the 2008 National Autism Conference. August 4–8, 2008 Penn State, Pennsylvania
(scroll down the page to the presentation, handouts, and audio of the presentation)
A Parent's Guide to Research
Life Journey Through Autism Guide
Organization for Autism Research
Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)
Summaries of Scientific Research on ABA Teaching Procedures
Teaching Procedures Using Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis
Research Autism (UK)
Introduction to interventions in autism
Evaluated Interventions
Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention
Parent Guide to [autism] Therapies (Australia)
Raising children network: The Australian Parenting Website
ABAI - Autism Special Interest Group
ABAI - Parent-Professional Partnership Special Interest Group (PPP-SIG)
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
The Cochrane Collaboration
[Evidence-based health care]
An introduction to Cochrane reviews and The Cochrane Library
The Campbell Collaboration
[systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions - education, crime and justice, and social welfare]
The Wing Institute
Executive Summary
How Does Applied Behavior Analysis Support Evidence-Based Education
BOOKS
Effective Practices for children with autism: Educational and behavior support interventions that work. (2008). New York: Luiselli, J.K., Russo, D.C., Christian, C.P, & Wilczynski, S.M. (Editors). New York: Oxford University Press, USA.
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-531704-6
[Google books limited preview]
Early intervention for autism spectrum disorders: a critical analysis.
Matson, J.L., & Minshawi, N.F. (2006). Amsterdam: Elsevier Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044675-2
[Google books limited preview]
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