Table of Contents

Volume 3 No. 4, 2015

Special Issue

Early Identification: Promising Practices to Support Young Children with Disabilities and their Families

Marisa Macy, Ph.D. (Guest Editor) 1300-G El Paseo Rd. #303 Las Cruces, 88001, New Mexico

Editorial: “Promising Practices, Models, and Research in the Early Identification of Young Children with Disabilities” - Pages 154-155
Marisa Macy

Accuracy of Three Screening Instruments in Identifying Preschool Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder - Pages 156-163
Khaled Alkherainej and Jane Squires
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.1

Utility and Validity of Authentic Assessments and Conventional Tests for International Early Childhood Intervention Purposes: Evidence from U.S. National Social Validity Research - Pages 164-176
Deborah D. Lee, Stephen J. Bagnato and Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.2

Content Validity Analyses of Qualitative Feedback on the Revised Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS) Test - Pages 177-186
Marisa Macy, Diane Bricker, Carmen Dionne, Jennifer Grisham-Brown, JoAnn Johnson, Kris Slentz, Misti Waddell, Melissa Behm and Heather Shrestha
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.3

A Comprehensive and Additive System for Child-Focused Assessment and Evaluation in EI/ECSE - Pages 187-197
Diane Bricker, Jane Squires, Rebecca Frantz and Huichao Xie
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.4

Assessment and Early Identification of Young Children with Social Emotional Difficulties and Behavioral Challenges - Pages 198-204
Elizabeth A. Steed and Rashida Banerjee
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.5

A Collaborative Approach to Early Identification and Referral of Children Who are in Family Childcare Settings, Birth to Five, Born to Teenage Mothers - Pages 205-212
Suzanne Yockelson, Cynthia Linder and Rachel Asman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.6

Medical Costs of Evaluating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a Unit Established in a Japanese Outpatient Office - Pages 213-217
Toshihiro Horiguchi and Chieko Akiyama
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.7

Re-Conceptualizing Developmental Areas of Assessment for Screening, Eligibility Determination and Program Planning in Early Intervention - Pages 218-229
Bonnie Keilty, Patricia M. Blasco and Serra Acar
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.8

The Observation Scale for Autism (OSA): A New Screening Method to Detect Autism Spectrum Disorder before Age Three Years - Pages 230-237
Nils Haglund, SvenOlof Dahlgren, Karin Källén, Peik Gustafsson and Maria Råstam
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.9

Early Intervention of Kindergarten Children at Risk for Developmental Disabilities: A Greek Paradigm - Pages 238-246
Maria Tzouriadou, Constantinos Vouyoukas, Eleni Anagnostopoulou and Lito E. Michalopoulou
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.10

Reaching the Hard to Reach: Mobile Development Screening Van to the Rescue - Pages 247-256
Joannie Busillo-Aguayo, Wendy Murawski and Ivor Weiner
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2015.03.04.11