title: Issues in implementing a comprehensive intervention for public school children with autism spectrum disorders.
abstract: Many students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are educated separately from their typically developing peers, while others are placed in inclusive classes but without supports that would help them benefit from less restrictive placements. The needs of students with ASD who are in inclusive settings are often not planned for or met appropriately, resulting in continuing problems and movement to increasingly restrictive environments or private placements. There is a critical need for school models to fill the gap in appropriate services for this population of children with ASD. These models should include those that are inclusive and academically challenging, that can be implemented by many school districts, and that are responsive to the unique combination of strengths and deficits in these students. In the current article, the authors describe the development and core components of the model, and implementation of the ASD Nest program in public schools in New York City.
authors.affiliation: a Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , New York University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Kristie Patten
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bleiweiss
mesh_terms: D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003479:Curriculum; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D017145:Models, Educational; D009519:New York City; D010290:Parents; D016730:Program Development; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: autism spectrum disorders; implementation of intervention models; inclusion; special education