Comparative Efficacy of LEAP, TEACCH and Non-Model-Specific Special Education Programs for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Boyd, Brian A
Hume, Kara
McBee, Matthew T
Alessandri, Michael
Gutierrez, Anibal
Johnson, LeAnne
Sperry, Laurie
Odom, Samuel L
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2014
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LEAP and TEACCH represent two comprehensive treatment models (CTMs) that have been widely used across several decades to educate young children with autism spectrum disorders. The purpose of this quasiexperimental study was to compare high ?delity LEAP (n = 22) and TEACCH (n = 25) classrooms to each other and a control condition (n = 28), in which teachers in high quality special education programs used non-model-speci?c practices. A total of 198 children were included in data analysis. Across conditions, children's performances improved over time. This study raises issues of the replication of effects for CTMs, and whether having access to a high quality special education program is as bene?cial as access to a speci?c CTM.

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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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44

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2

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Education

Special education and disability

Psychology

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