ASD in school: from theory and research to educational practice

Abstract

As a result of increase of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) prevalence, teachers are experiencing real difficulties such as, the curriculum, social, emotional, and behavioural development of these students. The main purpose of this paper is to analyse how the effectiveness and quality of educational and therapeutic practice in ASD are influenced by research in the field, by identifying those interventions and effective, scientifically validated treatments for students with ASD. Initially, we will present the current conceptualization of ASD, the review of scientific literature, analysis of research studies, identification and analysis of practices. We want to find out what is the link between educational practices and studies that provide empirical support for those practices. A range of effective scientifically validated interventions and treatments for children with ASD, evidence-based practices (EBPs), school-based instructional interventions research, research-based principles and practices are presented.

Keywords

• autism spectrum disorder (asd)
• educational practices
• research; evidence