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Exportable Communication Intervention for Classroom Staff Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Towards Improving the Feasibility of Evidence-Based Practices in Community Settings

Tiede, Gabrielle Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499684839741718

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2017, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) is an intervention model for young children with autism based on behavioral and developmental principles, naturally occurring contexts and contingencies, and shared control between the interventionist and student. Recent studies have found empirical support for NDBI in controlled research trials. Further, several studies have replicated findings in community preschool settings with some degree of success. However, reported roadblocks to community implementation include teachers’ lack of time to add new components to their preschool day, insufficient staffing numbers to work in one-on-one settings with children, and difficulty understanding and applying the less structured techniques that characterize NDBI (as opposed to more manualized behavioral practices). The present study used a multiple baseline design to pilot a low intensity, exportable NDBI intervention aimed at maximizing fit with existing preschool structures. Agnostic of any one NDBI model, this study was unique in that it extracted the largely convergent, active ingredients from the literature as a whole, mapped on communication strategies to four pre-existing classroom routines, and used a low-intensity training model that prioritized feasibility. Visual inspection and points exceeding the median analyses generally supported improvements in fidelity of implementation, rate of communication, and classroom engagement for participating staff/child dyads, although results were variable across dyads. Acceptability and feasibility feedback from preschool staff was positive, and supported this curriculum and training model as viable in community settings
Katherine Walton, Ph.d (Advisor)
Andrea Witwer, Ph.d (Committee Member)
Luc Lecavalier, Ph.d (Committee Member)
120 p.
Psychology
autism; autism spectrum disorder; translational research; Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions; Community-based research; community models; intellectual disabilities; developmental disabilities; early intervention; stakeholders; pilot

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  • Tiede, G. M. (2017). Exportable Communication Intervention for Classroom Staff Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Towards Improving the Feasibility of Evidence-Based Practices in Community Settings [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499684839741718

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tiede, Gabrielle. Exportable Communication Intervention for Classroom Staff Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Towards Improving the Feasibility of Evidence-Based Practices in Community Settings. 2017. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499684839741718.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tiede, Gabrielle. "Exportable Communication Intervention for Classroom Staff Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Towards Improving the Feasibility of Evidence-Based Practices in Community Settings." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499684839741718

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