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ReviewBehavior analysis in practice2023

Ethical Issues in ABA-based Service Provision for Autism in Limited-Resource Contexts: A Case Example of the People's Republic of China.

Helen McCabe, R Eric Barnes, Tian Jiang

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Review in Behavior analysis in practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Helen McCabeEducation Department, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5692-186X
R Eric BarnesPhilosophy Department, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-8748
Tian JiangWarner School of Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0616-0921
Daemen College · USHobart and William Smith Colleges · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recommendations for intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) focus on early, intensive, and often individual intervention based on methods of applied behavior analysis. In much of the world, there are few options for early intervention. This article examines this question: in a context where intensive and high staff-to-student ratio intervention is not possible, how can provision of high-quality evidence-based intervention be ensured? We consider the case of China, where intervention for young children with autism is provided at diverse educational organizations, and funding limitations impact teacher-to-student ratio. Due to challenges, rigorous use of evidence-based methods often lags behind best practices. This article presents an ethical analysis of the choices educators face and research-based recommendations consistent with the ethical analysis. Given the current context, we recommend a socially valid approach of systematically using group instruction based on ABA principles to increase the effectiveness and intensity of each aspect of intervention programs. While focused on the case of China, recommendations and analysis have implications for other settings with limited resources.

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Applied behavior analysis (ABA)AutismChinaEthicsGroup instruction

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PMID37006420
PMCPMC10050274
OpenAlexW4293100976

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