TY - JOUR
T1 - Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice
T2 - Conceptualisation of a School-Based Intervention to Improve the School Participation of Primary School Students on the Autism Spectrum and Their Typically Developing Peers
AU - Hodges, Amy
AU - Cordier, Reinie
AU - Joosten, Annette
AU - Bourke-Taylor, Helen
N1 - Funding information: The authors wish to acknowledge support received from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and the Clinical Project Grant from DOT WA (Inc).
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - Limited interventions exist that support student’s school participation. This paper describes a theoretical model of school participation and the iterative process that led to the development of an intervention that aims to improve the school participation of students on the autism spectrum and their typically developing peers. Literature on autism, school participation and intervention research were integrated to develop a theoretical model. Focus groups, a Delphi study, online surveys, and reference group consultation helped to develop and refine the intervention. A novel school-based intervention was developed. The impetus to develop interventions with a strong theoretical rationale is discussed.
AB - Limited interventions exist that support student’s school participation. This paper describes a theoretical model of school participation and the iterative process that led to the development of an intervention that aims to improve the school participation of students on the autism spectrum and their typically developing peers. Literature on autism, school participation and intervention research were integrated to develop a theoretical model. Focus groups, a Delphi study, online surveys, and reference group consultation helped to develop and refine the intervention. A novel school-based intervention was developed. The impetus to develop interventions with a strong theoretical rationale is discussed.
KW - Autism
KW - Intervention development
KW - Psychosocial intervention
KW - Schools
KW - Theoretical model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120639970&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-021-05362-5
DO - 10.1007/s10803-021-05362-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 52
SP - 3230
EP - 3245
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 7
ER -