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Effects Of Parent Implemented Visual Schedule Routines For African American Children With Asd In Low-Income Home Settings, Samantha E. Goldman, Carrie A. Glover, Blair P. Lloyd, Erin E. Barton, Maria P. Mello

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Low-income, minority families are underrepresented in the literature on parent training for school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although the use of visual supports, such as visual schedules, is considered to be an evidence-based practice for children with ASD in school, it is not known whether this strategy is effective for minority, low-income families when implemented by the parent in the home setting. This study used a multiple-baseline across routines design replicated across two African American child-mother dyads to examine the effects of a parent-implemented visual schedule procedure on child independent schedule use and between-activity transitions. Parent participants were …