This study investigated the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a parenting training
program designed for early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ESCE)
programs serving students with autistic spectrum disorders. Thirteen teachers representing
three intermediate school districts implemented the intervention with 27 students and their
parents. Eighty-nine percent of families completed the program. From pre-to post-
intervention parents improved their use of the treatment strategies and children increased�…

There is a need for the adaptation of training in evidence-based interventions to non-
traditional methods, particularly for individuals working with children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD). An internet-based self-directed distance learning program was created to
teach reciprocal imitation training, a naturalistic behavioral intervention aimed at increasing
imitation in children with ASD. A single-subject multiple-baseline design study evaluated the
effect of the program on changes in therapist (sample 1) and parent (sample 2) knowledge�…