"On an island by myself": implications for the inclusion of autistic students in self-contained classrooms in public elementary schools.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Autistic students have limited access to inclusive classes and activities in their schools. Principals and special education teachers who directly teach and administer programs for autistic elementary students can offer critical insight into factors, such as educators' attitudes, that may impact inclusive opportunities in schools. These attitudes may serve as barriers to or facilitators of promoting an inclusive school setting.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with 26 elementary school principals and 26 special education teachers explored their experiences implementing evidence-based practices for autistic students (pivotal response training, discrete trial training, and visual schedules) in 26 self-contained classrooms in the United States. Autism-specific cu

SUBMITTER: Ahlers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566509 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature