Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism

Oct 15, 2026

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Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder synthesizes research to identify and evaluate autism interventions for different age groups. The report outlines a structured review process covering search strategies, inclusion/exclusion criteria, databases, and reviewer procedures. Results summarize evidence-based practices, definitions, study characteristics, outcomes, and implementers, supported by tables and PRISMA-related figures. Discussion compares evidence across review periods and clarifies overlap among evidence sources through research-to-practice framing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages143

Reading Time6 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Methods

Chapter 3 Results

Chapter 4 Discussion

References

Appendices

Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Jessica R. Steinbrenner, Kara Hume, Samuel L. Odom, Kristi L. Morin, Sallie W. Nowell, Brianne Tomaszewski, Susan Szendrey, Nancy S. McIntyre, Şerife Yücesoy-Özkan, & Melissa N. Savage National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice Review Team Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder ©2020 Suggested Citation: Steinbrenner, J. R., Hume, K., Odom, S. L., Morin, K. L., Nowell, S. W., Tomaszewski, B., Szendrey, S., McIntyre, N. S., Yücesoy-Özkan, S., & Savage, M. N. (2020) . Evidence-based practices forchildren, youth, and young adults with Autism. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice Review Team. 2 Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................ 5 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2 Methods ........................................................................................................................ 15 Chapter 3 Results ........................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 4 Discussion .................................................................................................................... 41 References ......................................................................................................................................... 54 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 62 3 Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES Tables Table 2.1 Search terms ............................................................................................................................... 16 Table 2.2 List of databases ........................................................................................................................ 16 Table 2.3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria ............................................................................................. 19 Table 2.4 Reviewer information ............................................................................................................... 21 Table 3.1 Evidence-based practices, definitions, and number of articles across review periods .............................................................................................................. 28 Table 3.2 Focused intervention practices with some evidence ....................................................... 31 Table 3.3 Diagnosis and co-occurring conditions of participants across review periods........33 Table 3.4 Race/ethnicity/nationality and gender/sex of participants in 2012-2017 review period.....................................................................................................35 Table 3.5 Outcomes identified across review periods.......................................................................37 Table 3.6 Implementers of evidence-based practices in 2012-2017 review period.................. 38 Table 3.7 Matrix of evidence-based practices, outcomes, and age categories .........................40 Table 4.1 Comparison of evidence-based practices across review periods ............................... 42 Table 4.2 Recategorization of practices with some evidence from 1990-2011 review period......................................................................................................... 44 Table 4.3 Overlap

FAQs

What does the report focus on regarding autism interventions?

It synthesizes evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, summarizing which interventions have supporting research evidence and how that evidence is categorized.

How is the evidence gathered and screened in the report?

The report describes a methods approach including search terms, databases, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and reviewer information to guide identification of evidence-based practices.

What kinds of results are presented from the review periods?

Results include evidence-based practice definitions, counts of articles across review periods, participant demographics and co-occurring conditions, outcomes, and implementers, alongside figures such as PRISMA flow diagrams.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Damian