Effects of early intervention on ABLA-R scores in children with autism spectrum disorder
| dc.contributor.author | Cressman, Carly | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Yu, C.T. (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Glazebrook, Cheryl (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Martin, Toby (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-14T14:37:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-14T14:37:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018-09-14T00:10:28Z | en |
| dc.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities, revised (ABLA-R; Kerr et al., 1977) tests fundamental visual and audio/visual discrimination skills. There is little research on the progression of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through the ABLA-R levels and even less data on the effects of Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) on ABLA-R progress. The present study compares groups of children with ASD, aged 2-5 years, to examine the effects of EIBI and age on ABLA-R outcomes. I evaluated retrospective ABLA-R scores at two time points in children who participated in two different EIBI programs offered by St.Amant. There was no significant difference in pre- or post-intervention scores between groups. A separate analysis of age progression through the ABLA-R showed no statistically significant difference between ages. Results of this study demonstrate that more intensive interventions do not necessarily lead to better ABLA-R scores, a finding that carries clinical significance. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33363 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Autism Spectrum Disorder | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention | en_US |
| dc.subject | Basic Learning Abilities | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects of early intervention on ABLA-R scores in children with autism spectrum disorder | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |