Table 2.
Age Trends across PEELS, SEELS, and NLTS2 in Services Received by Students with ASDs
| Services | PEELS Wave 1 2003–04 Preschool |
SEELS Wave 1 2000–01 K-6 |
NLTS2 Wave 1 2001–02 7–10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage receiving: | |||
| Communication-related services | |||
| Communication services | 38.1 | 17.2 | 21.7 |
| Speech/language therapy | 85.2 | 84.6 | 66.8 |
| Behavioral health and life skill services | |||
| Adaptive physical education | 17.3 | 39.1 | 50.9 |
| Behavior management program | 44.6 | 43.8 | 34.6 |
| Mental health services | 5.3 | 10.9 | 21.8 |
| Occupational therapy | 65.3 | 50.0 | 23.6 |
| Learning supports | |||
| Learning strategies/study skills | 44.3 | 29.5 | 21.6 |
| Tutoring by a special education teacher | 21.6 | 11.6 | 9.0 |
| Technology aids | |||
| Assistive technology services | 18.9 | 19.5 | 30.4 |
| Specialized computer software or hardware | 12.9 | 20.8 | 24.9 |
| Other services | |||
| Service coordination/case management | 39.0 | 39.5 | 44.7 |
| Special transportation | 28.6 | 44.7 | 54.0 |
| Social work services | 19.4 | 6.3 | 22.1 |
| Training, counseling, and/or services to the family | 30.4 | 12.1 | 25.6 |
| Received none of the three ASD-related servicesa | 18.0 | 3.4 | 6.7 |
| Mean number of services received | 4.7 (0.39) | 3.7 (0.10) | 3.9 (0.18) |
Note. Weighted means and standard errors in brackets are presented for continuous variables.
a
The three ASD-related services include speech/language and occupational therapies and behavior management