Evaluation of Comprehensive Treatment Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

摘要

Multiple dimensions of comprehensive treat-ment models (CTMs) for learners with autism were eval-uated in this study. The purpose of the study was to provideevaluative information upon which service providers,family members, and researchers could make decisionsabout model adoption, selection for a family member, orfuture research. Thirty CTMs were identified, with themajority based on an applied behavior analysis framework,although a substantial minority followed a developmentalor relationship-based model. As a group, CTMs werestrongest in the operationalization of their models, althoughrelatively weaker in measurement of implementation, andwith notable exceptions, weak in evidence of efficacy.