Research: Six Reports of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following Intensive Behavioral Intervention Using the Preschool Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten (PIRK®)

Authored by McGarrell, M., Healy O., Leader G., O'Connor J., and Kenny N. in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volume 3, Issue 3, p. 767-782, (2009).

Article summary (posted Jul 28, 2009):

Six children with autism successfully transitioned into mainstream school after intensive applied behavior analysis (ABA).

The children in this study received intensive ABA therapy beginning at 3-6 years of age. They attended a school that was using the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS®) system. They were evaluated using Preschol Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten (PIRK®) to determine what skills they needed to learn. A wide range of skills were tested. They received therapy for up to 3 years. All six children improved. They rose from 0-30% achievement for several skills to 60-100% achievement. The authors believe that PIRK® can be a useful tool for finding out which skills need to be targeted for intensive ABA therapy.

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applied behavior analysis (ABA), autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), comprehensive application of behavior analysis to schooling (CABAS), intensive, intensive ABA therapy, intervention, kindergarten, mainstream, preschool, school, science, therapy
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