Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Summer Treatment for Young Children with ASD

• Published in: Journal of developmental and physical disabilities Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 735 - 754
• Main Authors: Thomeer, Marcus L., Lopata, Christopher, Rodgers, Jonathan D., Donnelly, James P., Jordan, Allyson K., Booth, Adam J., McDonald, Christin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptive behavior; Attrition; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Behavior; Behavior Problems; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Child and School Psychology; Children; Coding; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Communication skills; Critical incidents; Direct instruction; Effect Size; Efficacy; Emotion recognition; Feasibility; Fidelity; High functioning; Intellectual disabilities; Original Article; Outcome Measures; Parenthood education; Parents; Pediatrics; Psychology; Public Health; Skill development; Social skills; Summer; Young Children; High-functioning young children with ASD; Cognitive-behavioral treatment

This study tested the feasibility and initial efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral summer treatment (summerMAX yc ) for high-functioning young children, ages 4–6 years, with ASD (HFASD; without intellectual disability). The treatment was conducted 5 days per week, 6 h per day, over 5 weeks in the summ...