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Autism Opinion EDITORIAL Moving Toward an Innovation and Investment Mindset Paul T. Shattuck, PhD; Anne M. Roux, MPH Buescher and colleagues have broken new ground in their ar- snapshot indicators across all students receiving special edu- ticle “Costs of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the United King- cation services for items such as graduation rate, due process dom and the United States” by comparing costs for children resolution, and timely correction of noncompliance. Unfor- vs adults, by estimating costs tunately, although these Part B process measures are helpful, by sector, and by comparing actual intervention efforts and related outcomes are gener- Related article page 721 estimates across countries. ally not reported in ways that allow for a useful population- This accomplishment is especially remarkable given the chal- level or disability-specific picture of who gets what services, lenge presented by a profound lack of infrastructure for rou- at what cost, and with what benefit. There is not so much a lack tinely monitoring costs and outcomes in people with autism of effort as there is a lack of learning from effort already spectrum disorders. We wish to reflect further on the concep- expended. tual and measurement advances needed to reach a point http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Autism

Shattuck, Paul T.; Roux, Anne M.
JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 168 (8) – Aug 1, 2014
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2168-6203
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10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.585
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Opinion EDITORIAL Moving Toward an Innovation and Investment Mindset Paul T. Shattuck, PhD; Anne M. Roux, MPH Buescher and colleagues have broken new ground in their ar- snapshot indicators across all students receiving special edu- ticle “Costs of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the United King- cation services for items such as graduation rate, due process dom and the United States” by comparing costs for children resolution, and timely correction of noncompliance. Unfor- vs adults, by estimating costs tunately, although these Part B process measures are helpful, by sector, and by comparing actual intervention efforts and related outcomes are gener- Related article page 721 estimates across countries. ally not reported in ways that allow for a useful population- This accomplishment is especially remarkable given the chal- level or disability-specific picture of who gets what services, lenge presented by a profound lack of infrastructure for rou- at what cost, and with what benefit. There is not so much a lack tinely monitoring costs and outcomes in people with autism of effort as there is a lack of learning from effort already spectrum disorders. We wish to reflect further on the concep- expended. tual and measurement advances needed to reach a point

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