Children with Autism Exhibit Similar Longitudinal Changes in Core Symptoms When Placed in Special or Mainstream Education Settings

Autor/inn/en	Ilan, Michal; Faroy, Michal; Zachor, Ditza; Manelis, Liora; Waissengreen, Danel; Michaelovski, Analya; Avni, Inbar; Menashe, Idan; Koller, Judah; Dinstein, Ilan; Meiri, Gal
Titel	Children with Autism Exhibit Similar Longitudinal Changes in Core Symptoms When Placed in Special or Mainstream Education Settings
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 6, S.1628-1640 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ilan, Michal) ORCID (Zachor, Ditza) ORCID (Avni, Inbar) ORCID (Menashe, Idan) ORCID (Koller, Judah) ORCID (Meiri, Gal)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221142394
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Special Education; Regular and Special Education Relationship; Mainstreaming; Inclusion; Preschool Children; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Severity (of Disability); Scores; Cognitive Ability; Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Israel; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Inklusion; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Schweregrad; Denkfähigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland
Abstract	Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often placed in inclusive mainstream education (ME) or exclusive special education (SE) settings. While ME settings usually offer less-intensive and structured intervention programs than SE settings, they offer more exposure to typically developing peers. A total of 121 children (2-5 years old) with ASD, 85 in SE and 36 in ME, completed two Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd edition (ADOS-2) assessments. Repeated-measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) analyses were used to assess longitudinal changes in ADOS-2 calibrated severity scores (CSS) and language production (estimated from the ADOS-2), while accounting for baseline cognitive scores, age of diagnosis, and parent-reported intensity of intervention. Longitudinal changes in ADOS CSS did not differ significantly across educational settings but were strongly associated with the age of diagnosis, demonstrating that children diagnosed earlier improved more regardless of educational settings. These findings suggest that children with ASD placed in SE and ME exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core ASD symptoms. Further studies comparing additional outcome measures such as cognitive abilities and adaptive behaviors are highly warranted for establishing placement recommendations and public health policies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01