Educational placements and service use patterns of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Full Abstract

This project was undertaken to identify child characteristics associated with educational placement and service use in high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders. The sample of 101 (nine females) had a mean age of 12 +/- 3 years (mean IQ = 101.77 +/- 19.50). Results indicate that lower-cognitive ability and communication skill were associated with placement in special education. Based on parent-report, most students stayed in the same placement (regular or special education) in which they began first grade and the majority of students received special services in their schools (most often speech/language intervention). Findings highlight the emphasis placed on certain child characteristics (e.g., cognitive ability), with far less emphasis on other areas (e.g., degree of social deficit), in educational placement and service provision.

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Author information

Author/s: White, Susan Williams (SW); Scahill, Lawrence (L); Klin, Ami (A); Koenig, Kathleen (K); Volkmar, Fred R (FR);

Affiliation: Virginia Treatment Center for Children, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 515 North 10th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA. swilliams25(-atsign-)vcu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders (J Autism Dev Disord), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Sep; vol 37 (issue 8) : pp 1403-12

Dates: Created 2007/08/13; Completed 2007/12/10;

PMID: 17082975, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Asperger Syndrome - diagnosis; epidemiology; therapy
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis; epidemiology; therapy
Child
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis; epidemiology; therapy
Communication
Education, Special - statistics & numerical data
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans

Intelligence
Language Development Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; therapy
Language Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Mainstreaming (Education) - statistics & numerical data
Male
Social Behavior
Speech Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Statistics as Topic
Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data
Virginia

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