Longitudinal Transition Between Regular and Special Education in Autistic Children: Predictors and Policy Effects / Rachel PLAK ; Martijn MEETER ; Sander BEGEER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-8 (August 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-8 (August 2025) . - p.2651-2662 Titre : Longitudinal Transition Between Regular and Special Education in Autistic Children: Predictors and Policy Effects Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rachel PLAK, Auteur ; Martijn MEETER, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2651-2662 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Inclusive education policies stimulate children with special educational needs, including autism, to attend regular education. We aimed to explore change over time in school placement and transitions of autistic children since the introduction of an inclusive education policy in the Netherlands (2014) and to examine the role of individual child characteristics. This study used longitudinal data from 2013 to 2021 on autistic children (N = 1463, aged 5-16 years). We expected an increase in regular school placements and transitions to regular schools. Surprisingly, the proportion of children with autism in regular schools slightly decreased. Special school placement was more likely for boys and autistic children with lower intelligence scores, co-occurring conditions or behavioral and peer relation problems. Younger autistic children and those with lower intelligence scores more often transferred from a regular to a special school. The opposite transition was more common in older autistic children and those with higher intelligence scores. The likelihood of special-to-regular transitions did not change, but regular-to-special transitions were more prevalent during the years just after the policy change than in later years. The inclusive policy had little impact on the school placement, and at most led to a delayed drop in referrals to special schools. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06369-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 [article] Longitudinal Transition Between Regular and Special Education in Autistic Children: Predictors and Policy Effects [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rachel PLAK, Auteur ; Martijn MEETER, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur . - p.2651-2662. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-8 (August 2025) . - p.2651-2662 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Inclusive education policies stimulate children with special educational needs, including autism, to attend regular education. We aimed to explore change over time in school placement and transitions of autistic children since the introduction of an inclusive education policy in the Netherlands (2014) and to examine the role of individual child characteristics. This study used longitudinal data from 2013 to 2021 on autistic children (N = 1463, aged 5-16 years). We expected an increase in regular school placements and transitions to regular schools. Surprisingly, the proportion of children with autism in regular schools slightly decreased. Special school placement was more likely for boys and autistic children with lower intelligence scores, co-occurring conditions or behavioral and peer relation problems. Younger autistic children and those with lower intelligence scores more often transferred from a regular to a special school. The opposite transition was more common in older autistic children and those with higher intelligence scores. The likelihood of special-to-regular transitions did not change, but regular-to-special transitions were more prevalent during the years just after the policy change than in later years. The inclusive policy had little impact on the school placement, and at most led to a delayed drop in referrals to special schools. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06369-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565

Psychosocial Outcomes in Autistic Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic / Rachel PLAK in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-10 (October 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-10 (October 2024) . - p.3670-3683 Titre : Psychosocial Outcomes in Autistic Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rachel PLAK, Auteur ; Ralph RIPPE, Auteur ; Inge MERKELBACH, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3670-3683 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autistic children?s psychosocial outcomes have shown mixed results. In the current study we aimed to gain a better insight into the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing psychosocial outcomes collected pre-pandemic with data collected during the pandemic. We used the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to examine change over time in psychosocial outcomes of autistic children from pre-pandemic (T0) to lockdown I (T1) and lockdown II (T2) in the Netherlands. We expected a deterioration in psychosocial outcomes. There were 224 participants in T0 and T1, of which 141 also participated in T2. The results showed a surprising improvement in psychosocial outcomes from T0 to T1. Special education and female gender were associated with increased difficulties over time, while higher age was associated with decreased difficulties. At the subdomain level we found that emotional problems remained stable, while hyperactivity, conduct problems, and peer problems decreased, and prosocial behavior increased. Attending special education predicted increased peer problems over time, while higher age predicted both decreased conduct problems and increased prosocial behavior over time. The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily improved the fit between the psychosocial needs and the environment for children with autism in the Netherlands. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06101-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=536 [article] Psychosocial Outcomes in Autistic Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rachel PLAK, Auteur ; Ralph RIPPE, Auteur ; Inge MERKELBACH, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur . - p.3670-3683. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-10 (October 2024) . - p.3670-3683 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autistic children?s psychosocial outcomes have shown mixed results. In the current study we aimed to gain a better insight into the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing psychosocial outcomes collected pre-pandemic with data collected during the pandemic. We used the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to examine change over time in psychosocial outcomes of autistic children from pre-pandemic (T0) to lockdown I (T1) and lockdown II (T2) in the Netherlands. We expected a deterioration in psychosocial outcomes. There were 224 participants in T0 and T1, of which 141 also participated in T2. The results showed a surprising improvement in psychosocial outcomes from T0 to T1. Special education and female gender were associated with increased difficulties over time, while higher age was associated with decreased difficulties. At the subdomain level we found that emotional problems remained stable, while hyperactivity, conduct problems, and peer problems decreased, and prosocial behavior increased. Attending special education predicted increased peer problems over time, while higher age predicted both decreased conduct problems and increased prosocial behavior over time. The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily improved the fit between the psychosocial needs and the environment for children with autism in the Netherlands. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06101-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=536

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