Resources

Below are some useful articles about Applied Behavior Analysis and Early Intervention:

Early Intensive Behavioral Treatment: Replication of the UCLA Model in a Community Setting

AUTHORS: Cohen, Amerine-Dickens, Smith

ABSTRACT:

Although intensive early intervention has shown dramatic gains for young children with autism, there remain questions regarding its methodology, particularly in community setting.

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Outcome for Children With Autism Who Began Intensive Behavioral Treatment Between Ages 4 and 7

AUTHORS: Eikeseth, Smith, Jahr, Eldevik

ABSTRACT:

This study reports findings on the outcome of applied behavior analytic treatment for children with autism who began treatment between ages 4 and 7 years.

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A comparison of intensive behavior analytic and eclectic treatments for young children with autism

AUTHORS: Howard, Sparkman, Cohen, Green, Stanislaw

ABSTRACT:

This study reports findings on the outcome of applied behavior analytic treatment for children with autism who began treatment between ages 4 and 7 years.

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Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Children With Autism: Four-Year Outcome and Predictors

AUTHORS: Glen O. Sallows and Tamlynn D. Graupner

ABSTRACT:

Twenty-four children with autism were randomized to clinic-directed (replicating the early intervention UCLA-model) or to parent-directed groups to determine if standard curricula and procedures could be successfully replicated.

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Change in autism core symptoms with intervention

AUTHORS: Zachor, Ben-Itzchak, Rabinovich, Lahat

ABSTRACT:

Two child-directed autistic spectrum intervention approaches to earlier intervention were compared in this longitudinal study: Developmental (ED) and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in very young children with autism of two periods over 1 or 2 years.

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