Expert consensus on the development of a school-based intervention to improve the school participation and connectedness of elementary students on the autism spectrum : A delphi study
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Hodges, Amy, Cordier, Reinie, Joosten, Annette and Bourke-Taylor, Helen. (2021). Expert consensus on the development of a school-based intervention to improve the school participation and connectedness of elementary students on the autism spectrum : A delphi study. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 37(1), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/10883576211030483
Authors | Hodges, Amy, Cordier, Reinie, Joosten, Annette and Bourke-Taylor, Helen |
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Abstract | School participation and connectedness have significant implications on student outcomes while at school and in later life. The need to develop evidence-based interventions to proactively support students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is imperative. A two-round Delphi technique was used to gain expert consensus to inform the development of a school-based intervention to improve the school participation and connectedness of elementary students with ASD. Seventy-six expert clinicians, educators, and researchers completed Round 1 and 65 completed Round 2. Consensus was achieved on the application of a conceptual framework of participation in Round 1, which informed the theoretical rationale of the intervention. Consensus on the importance of proposed classroom modules and the feasibility of proposed intervention techniques was achieved in Round 2. The process of gaining expert perspectives to develop an evidence-based intervention provides greater confidence that the intervention will be effective in achieving meaningful outcomes for students with ASD. |
Keywords | autism spectrum disorder; elementary; intervention; inclusion |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities |
Journal citation | 37 (1), pp. 13-23 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc. |
ISSN | 1088-3576 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/10883576211030483 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85110014437 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 13-23 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Jul 2021 |
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Deposited | 18 Nov 2021 |
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