ERIC Number: EJ898775
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
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What Happens Next? Follow-Up from the Children's Toddler School Program
Akshoomoff, Natacha; Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Corsello, Christina; Mahrer, Nicole E.
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v12 n4 p245-253 Oct 2010
This study was a follow-up of a group of 29 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at age 2 who attended an inclusive toddler program until age 3. Children ranged in age from 4 to 12 years at the time of the parent survey and follow-up testing. The majority of children were placed in a special education (noninclusive) preschool class, but among the children who were in elementary school at the time of follow-up, 63% were in general education classroom placement. Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders remained stable, socialization skills remained a weakness, and child-related parental stress remained high despite average cognitive and language skills in the majority of children. Social skill development and support remained a service need. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Socialization, Autism, Toddlers, Interpersonal Competence, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Surveys, Special Education, Preschool Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Anxiety, Early Intervention, Intelligence Quotient, Elementary Schools, Adjustment (to Environment), Evaluation, General Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Parenting Stress Index; Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
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