Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs for Students with Autism

Dedication.- Preface.- Introduction.- Acknowledgements.- Section One: Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention Research, and Considerations in Developing an ASD Program.- Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Youth.- Educational Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Literature and A Program Development Protocol.- Program Evaluation in Special Education: A Framework for the ASD Program Evaluation Protocol.- Section Two: The ASD Program Development and Evaluation Protocol: Developing and Maintaining the ASD Program Model.- Conducting the Needs Assessment.- ASD Program Development Action Planning.- ASD Staff Training Model.- ASD Classroom Development System: Designing an ASD Classroom.- Student Evaluation.- ASD Student Support Teams: Collaborative Teaming and Problem-Solving.- The ASD Family-School Collaborative Model.- The ASD Program Evaluation Protocol for Continuous Program Improvement.- Section Three: Applications of the ASD Program Development and Evaluation Protocol: A Selection of Case Examples.- Case Example: Inclusion Program Development.- Case Example: Redesigning a Specialized School.- Building Regional Capacity: Select Case Examples.

Caroline I. Magyar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Director of the Rochester Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY. Dr. Magyar holds a Ph.D. in Clinical/School Psychology from Hofstra University and an M.A. in Applied Behavioral Technology from Adelphi University. Dr. Magyar's work focuses on the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, and the development and evaluation of educational program models for public and private schools. She is the recipient of numerous private, state, and federal grants in the areas of personnel preparation, community education, research, and service; and has written several chapters and papers on the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum and developmental disabilities.