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The service needs of those with autism and the response to those needs by the Eden Family of Programs are described. The Eden Family of Programs is described in detail, giving its history and discussing its participants, staff, schedules, programs, normalization, human rights, administration, and trustees.
J Autism Dev Disord 1990 Sep
PMID:Community-based services for children and adults with autism: the Eden Family of Programs. 222 16

The purpose of this study was to evaluate facilitated communication (FC) as an augmentative or alternative communication system for 14 students attending the Eden Institute in Princeton, NJ. All participants had an independent diagnosis of autism and standardized testing revealed significant deficits in adaptive behavior across all developmental domains. A pretest-posttest design was utilized to (a) determine if any of the participants were immediately capable of communicating through FC (b) if necessary, instruct the participants in the use FC, and (c) determine if this instruction had any impact on their ability to use FC. At the end of 10 weeks of instruction, no participants were able to produce functional, typed communication. Findings are consistent with other quantitative studies that find no support for the cause-effect relationship proposed by FC proponents.
J Autism Dev Disord 1996 Feb
PMID:Evaluating the impact of facilitated communication on the communicative competence of fourteen students with autism. 881 70

Eden Autism Services is a leading-edge resource for children and adults suffering from more severe effects of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The strategic use of games in the development of students, staff, teachers, parents, friends, and employers has advanced the quality of life of Eden's students and, consequently, their relationships, productivity, and happiness.
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PMID:Eden Institute: Using Health Games for ASD Student and Staff Development. 2619 48