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The Journal of The Association for Persons With Severe Handicaps 

SAGE Publishing
About: The Journal of The Association for Persons With Severe Handicaps is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Special education & Inclusion (education). Over the lifetime, 1268 publications have been published receiving 35921 citations.


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TL;DR: Investigating the associations of having a young child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder on multiple dimensions of parental stress for mothers and fathers found a child's level of social skills was a significant predictor of child-related maternal stress for children with autism.
Abstract: The toddler years can be a particularly stressful time for all parents, however, parents of children with disabilities may experience additional sources of stress. Recent literature on early education for children with disabilities promotes inclusion with typical peers with increases in the availability of inclusive programs. However, little is known about early intervention inclusion programs and parental factors such as stress and adaptability. The current study expands the research for children with disabilities by investigating the associations of having a young child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on multiple dimensions of parental stress for mothers and fathers and how participation in an inclusive toddler program may be related to these stress levels. Results for this community sample are consistent with previous research indicating that that both mothers and fathers of children with ASD report significantly elevated levels of both child and parent related stress in comparison with parents of typically developing toddlers. Following their child's participation in the inclusion program, mothers of children with ASD report significant reductions in child-related stress but no reductions in the parent-related stress domain. No changes were seen with either child or parent domain for fathers. Lastly, a child's level of social skills was a significant predictor of childrelated maternal stress for children with autism. This pattern was not seen in fathers of these children. Implications for early intervention program modifications, such as increasing family support and incorporating adjunctive parent interventions for parents with elevated levels of stress are discussed.

492 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of pivotal response interventions, focusing on identifying pivotal areas that, when changed, result in concomitant positive changes in other areas, including self-management and self-initiations.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present an overview of several pivotal response interventions. Our research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been focused on attempting to identify pivotal areas that, when changed, result in concomitant positive changes in other areas. Pivotal areas that are discussed include responsivity to multiple cues, motivation to initiate and respond appropriately to social and environmental stimuli, and self-regulation of behavior, including self-management and self-initiations. The trend to streamline intervention by targeting behaviors that will have widespread effects on development, rather than targeting individual behaviors one at a time, is discussed.

475 citations

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TL;DR: Although some progress has been made, the belief that students with severe cognitive and multiple disabilities will not or cannot become self-determined remains a barrier for many such students as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Although some progress has been made, the belief that students with severe cognitive and multiple disabilities will not or cannot become self-determined remains a barrier for many such students. Th...

357 citations

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TL;DR: Nonaversive behavior management is an approach to supporting people with undesirable behaviors that integrates technology and values as mentioned in this paper, which has attracted numerous proponents, but is not suitable for all individuals.
Abstract: Nonaversive behavior management is an approach to supporting people with undesirable behaviors that integrates technology and values. Although this approach has attracted numerous proponents, more ...

344 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive early intervention model for toddlers with autism was developed for use in the natural environments of a childcare center and children's homes, based on the premise that social readiness will best be achieved by providing early social learning opportunities, the center based component of the model targets the developmental needs of an inclusive group of children with and without autism.
Abstract: In an effort to move incidental teaching research to practical applications for toddlers with autism, a comprehensive early intervention model was developed for use in the natural environments of a childcare center and children's homes. Based on the premise that social readiness will best be achieved by providing early social learning opportunities, the center based component of the model targets the developmental needs of an inclusive group of children with and without autism. The home based component involves parents of children with autism as key participants in their children's learning and prepares them to be effective advocates in their children's futures. The curriculum addresses what it is that toddlers need to learn, what environmental arrangements provide the most powerful teaching opportunities, and how teachers and parents can most effectively teach children to progress at their optimum pace. Outcome data are presented that documents an impact on the language and social behavior of participati...

322 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202117
202022
201923
201822
201721
201621