Comparative Efficacy of LEAP, TEACCH and Non-Model-Specific Special Education Programs for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

@article{Boyd2014ComparativeEO,
  title={Comparative Efficacy of LEAP, TEACCH and Non-Model-Specific Special Education Programs for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders},
  author={Brian A. Boyd and Kara Hume and Matthew T. McBee and Michael Alessandri and Anibal Gutierrez and LeAnne D. Johnson and Laurie A. Sperry and Samuel L. Odom},
  journal={Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders},
  year={2014},
  volume={44},
  pages={366-380},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:26813806}
}
Questions are raised of the replication of effects for CTMs, and whether having access to a high quality special education program is as beneficial as access to an specific CTM.
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