ERIC Number: EJ1217759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Special Education Service Use by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
McDonald, Christin A.; Donnelly, James P.; Feldman-Alguire, Ashlee L.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Lopata, Christopher; Thomeer, Marcus L.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n6 p2437-2446 Jun 2019
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.
Descriptors: Special Education, Inclusion, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Classification, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Correlation, Interpersonal Competence, Incidence, Educational Environment, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A130216