Remaking Recess: A School-based Social Engagement Intervention for Children with Autism

• By: Jill Locke, PhD University of Pennsylvania Mark Kretzmann, PhD University of Pennsylvania Tristram Smith, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center David Mandell, ScD University of Pennsylvania Connie Kasari, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center
• October 1st, 2014
• relationships, research, social engagement, social skills
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children in the United States have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). With the rising cost of educational services for these children and fiscal challenges that school districts face, it is imperative to identify cost-effective...

A Review of a Randomized Control Trial of DIR/Floortime Therapy

• By: Sara Gershfeld, MA, BCBA Tristram Smith, PhD Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)
• July 1st, 2012
• DIR, evidence-based, science, treatment
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Parents and clinicians frequently face the issue of making informed decisions amongst heated debates over the most effective approaches for treating young children with autism (Prizant and Wetherby, 1998). Of the current approaches used to treat autism, there lies a continuum ranging from intensive...