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Published in final edited form as: Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2021 Dec 23;91:101900. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101900

Table 3.

Item Level Frequencies for the Best Practice Recommendations

Items	%Described as Need	% Yes on IEPs^c
Parental concerns are described		45.0
Content includes goals that reflect^a,b
Expressive, receptive, and nonverbal communication skills^c	55.0	72.7
Basic cognitive and academic thinking skills	100	70.0
Organizational skills and other behaviors that underlie success in a general education class	100	65.0
Symbolic functional communication system^d	10.0	50.0
Fine and gross motor skills to be utilized when engaging in age appropriate activities^e	15.0	33.3
Social skills to improve involvement in school and family activities	90.0	22.0
Replacement of problem behaviors with appropriate behaviors	70.0	7.1
Extended School is Recommended^f	5.0	100

Note.

Items reflect National Research Council Recommendations (NRC, 2001).

Items coded “1” or “2” were considered included in IEP.

A percentage of less than 100 in this column indicates a need was documented in the present levels of performance but related goals were not incorporated on the IEP.