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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 InterventionsSelf-Management (Promoting Independence)
Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Young Children (discrete trial)Scripting
Language TrainingParent Training
Peer Training PackageModeling (Imitation of Target Behavior)
Pivotal Response TrainingNaturalistic Teaching Strategies (Child-directed to Teach Functional Skills)
SchedulesStory-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)

Final Report to the Oregon Department of Education: Autism Outcome Study: Final Report (Arick, Young, Falco, Krug, Loos, Gense and Johnson, 2004)

Study of OrPATS Preschool Training Sites (Arick, Willis, Nakada and Lasely, 2009-2011)

Study of Fidelity of Implementation at the OrPATS site: 2012

OrPATS Final Report

Early Intervention Research using the STAR Curriculum and components of the Teaching Social Communication Curriculum

Research-Based Curriculum

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News

  • OrPATS Site Featured in Local News!
  • 2020 Oregon COSA Presentation

Quick Links

  • General Education Teacher Training Modules
  • Oregon ASD Program Self-Assessment and Action Plan: Version 2

Contact Us

Project Staff

Joel Arick, PhD. (Project Director)
STAR Autism Support
joel.arick@orpats.org

Darby Lasley (Project Coordinator)
Autism Specialist, STAR Autism Support
darby.lasley@orpats.org

Karen Shepherd (Regional Coordinator)
Northwest Regional ESD
karen.shepherd@orpats.org

Alicia Balfrey
Autism Consultant, STAR Autism Support
alicia.balfrey@orpats.org

Wynter Franzke
Autism Consultant, STAR Autism Support
wynter.franzke@orpats.org

Jen O'Donnell
Autism Consultant, Northwest Regional ESD
odonnell@nwresd.k12.or.us

Brenda Hancock
Autism Specialist, STAR Autism Support
brenda.hancock@orpats.org

State Collaborators

Kara Williams Director
Interagency Education Services

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