Journal
FOCUS ON AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 90-100Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10883576221110167
Keywords
IEP; special education; autism spectrum disorder; middle school
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The educational services and strategies for addressing executive functioning deficits in fully included middle schoolers with ASD in general education settings are not well known. This study explores the challenges and services provided to these students, with a focus on building EF skills in the classroom.
The educational services available for fully included middle schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the general education setting are not well known. Even less is known about how the executive functioning (EF) deficits of such youth are addressed in the classroom. The current study sought to identify the challenges, including EF, that middle schoolers with ASD face and the services that they receive on their Individualized Education Program (IEP), and also explore specific strategies used to build EF skills at school. A convenience data sample was obtained from focus groups with educational personnel (n = 15), and qualitative analyses of IEPs were conducted in middle schoolers with ASD with EF deficits (n = 23). Results confirmed that social communication and EF challenges are common. Multiple services and accommodations were identified, although EF challenges were rarely targeted on IEPs. Factors that may facilitate the success of EF strategies in the classroom are discussed.
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