It is not always as simple as looking at a teaching or intervention method to see if it meets any certain EBP criteria. As the saying goes, if you’ve met one student with autism, you’ve met ONE student with autism. Since each individual student is so different, we need to take that into account. One team of experts stated that we can’t answer the basic question of whether a special education practice is effective or not. We need to take into consideration two things:
- which type of students does the practice work with, and
- in which contexts or settings is the practice effective. (Odom, Brantlinger, Gersten, Horner, Thompson, and Harris, 2005)
Association for Science in Autism Treatment: summaries of research on autism.
National Autism Center: provides guides on evidence-based practice for autism.
Professional Development Center on ASD: summaries and fact sheets on evidence-based practices.
Odom, S.L., Brantlinger, E., Gersten, R., Horner, R.H., Thompson, B., & Harris, K.R. (2005). Research in special education: Scientific methods and evidence-based practice. Exceptional Children, 71(2), 137-148.