Research
The OrPATS mission is to provide teachers with effective and evidence-based instructional tools which meet the needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in both special and general education settings. The project provides training to school district personnel in Oregon on the evidence-based practices identified by the National Standards Project and the National Professional Development Center. The following established treatments identified by the National Standards Report are all supported as part of the OrPATS Project:
National Standards Report, Phase 2: Fourteen Established Treatments
| Behavioral Interventions | Self-Management (Promoting Independence) |
| Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Young Children (discrete trial) | Scripting |
| Language Training | Parent Training |
| Peer Training Package | Modeling (Imitation of Target Behavior) |
| Pivotal Response Training | Naturalistic Teaching Strategies (Child-directed to Teach Functional Skills) |
| Schedules | Story-based Intervention Package Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Social Skills Package |
More information can be found at:
National Standards Report
National Professional Development Center Evidence-based Practices
State and Local Research:
OrPATS has conducted on-going evaluations of student outcomes every year of the project. More recently, evaluations of fidelity of implementation have been collected. The following links can take you to each of these documents:
Journal Article: Designing an Outcome Study to Monitor the Progress on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Arick, Young, Falco, Krug, Loos, Gense and Johnson, 2003)
Study of OrPATS Preschool Training Sites (Arick, Willis, Nakada and Lasely, 2009-2011)
Study of Fidelity of Implementation at the OrPATS site: 2012