Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis: Teaching Children with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Intervention Details
Subject
Other Academic AreaAcademic Programs
Early Childhood, Autism ProgramDuration
N/AGrades
Infant/Toddler, PreschoolPersonnel
Paraprofessional, Special Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis is an intensive early intervention program for children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder. The program uses discrete trial training and focuses on developing skills such as language, social, and self-regulation. The intervention is typically implemented in the child's home by a team of trained instructors and supervisors. The program is designed to be intensive, with 30 hours of instruction per week, and is typically implemented for several years.
Grades
Infant/Toddler, PreschoolPersonnel
Paraprofessional, Special Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on cognitive development
No effect on communication/language competencies
No effect on social-emotional development/behavior
No effect on functional abilities
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2010). Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/743.
Data Sample by Population
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The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.