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Treatment Intensity Factors Related to Efficient and Effective Communication
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Birdie Ganz
Funding Information
Funding Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Award Date: May 8, 2024
End Date: Aug 31, 2024
Abstract
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder, moderate to severe intellectual delay, and complex communication needs typically require highly intensive, costly, individualized educational interventions.
This project will lead to the development of protocols for instructional personnel and parents to guide them in selecting treatment intensity parameters and implementing efficient, acceptable and effective treatment for improving communication the target population.
Researchers will investigate differential effects of treatment intensity parameters — such as dosage, generalization and treatment integrity — and related mediators and moderators of communication acquisition in a range of vocal, unaided and aided manualized, and replicable intervention strategies. They will investigate the quality of the designs based on What Works Clearinghouse.
Analysis will focus on (a) the degree to which dosage parameters are utilized, (b) which parameters are most often reported, (c) interactions between learner characteristics and dosage parameters and (d) distinctions in dosage parameters between social pragmatic communication intervention protocols compared to functional-behavioral protocols and other popular manualized programs.
Biological Bases of Learning and Behavior, Research, Measurement and Evaluation Methods