HCWA Early Interventions Table

The following table indicates the eligibility of interventions for funding under
the Helping Children with Autism (HCWA) Package
This table is based on the list provided in Table ! in the "#$$ %eview
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ER = &ligible based on established research evidence
EE = &ligible based on emerging or best practice evidence
EO = &ligible only where used in partnership with other eligible
therapy'ies
NE = (ot &ligible ) *nsu+cient or no established, emerging or best
practice evidence
Comprehensive programs, including ABA, EIBI, combined approaches
and developmental approaches
E Applied behavioural analysis !ABA" or early intensive behavioural
intervention !EIBI"#
EE Early $tart %enver &odel !E$%&"#
EE TEACCH )Treatment and education of autistic and related communication
handicapped children-
EE 'EA( ) .earning &/periences 0 An Alternative Program for Pre)schoolers and
Parents
EE (ACT ) Pre)school Autism Communication Trial
EE Building Bloc*s )centred based and home)based
EE $CET$ ) 1ocial)Communication, &motional %egulation and Transactional
1upport-
EE %I+,loortime Approach#
EE %evelopmental $ocial)(ragmatic !%$(" model#
EE %I ) %elationships 2evelopment *ntervention-
EE The (.'.A.-. (ro.ect/ ) Play and .anguage for Autistic 3oungsters
0E &iller &ethod
$ervice based treatments speci1c to autism
EE $E2A& ) 1ensory considerations, &nvironmental management, %outines and
planned change, 4isual supports, Autism friendly communication, 5otivation
EE (lay 'in*s
EE Autism $peci1c 'ong %ay Care ) 1upported placement in inclusive long)day
care setting %egular *&Ps, *61Ps, regular therapy sessions and consultations
,amily based including parent training
EE Hanen 3&ore than Words4#
0E Hanen 3It ta*es t5o to tal*4
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research to identify the most e:ective models of practice in early intervention of children with autism
spectrum disorders Australian ;overnment 2epartment of 6amilies, Housing, Community 1ervices
and *ndigenous A:airs, Australia As yet unpublished
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EE (re)schoolers 5ith Autism ) 5anualised parent training program
EE Triple ( 7 $tepping $tones adaptation
EE 8ther parent training programs ) Any training provided for parents'carers
by approved service providers must adhere to the key elements of e:ective
early intervention, must be autism speci<c, individualised and have a
ma/imum of ! parents in a group
Therapy based
EE $peech 9enerating %evices !$9%" and other Augmentative :
Alternative Communication !AAC"#
EE (EC$ 7 Picture &/change Communication 1ystem#
EE $igning+8ther AAC#
EE Alert (rogram ;or sel;)regulation
E8 $ocial $tories#
E8 (ragmatic 'anguage 9roups
E8 A<uatic 8T (rograms 7 Autism speci<c
0E Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
0E (honological A5areness+'iteracy 9roups
0E $ensory Integration Therapy+$ensory %iet+&ulti)sensory Environment
0E Auditory Integration Therapy#
0E ,ast ,orWord (rogram
0E (8&(T (P%=5PT1 for %estructuring =ral 5uscular Phonetic Target)
$ingle element components addressing one aspect o; A$%
EO $leep5ise= ) Positive 1leeping Practices for 3oung Children with
2evelopmental 2elay
EO (A'$ $ocial $*ills (rogram ) Playing and .earning to 1ocialise
EO Toilet Time= ) Toilet Training for 3oung Children with 2evelopmental 2elay
EO &usic therapy (when autism speci<c)#
NE $o$A,E> (not relevant to early intervention age)group)
NE ?$ocial Eyes@
0ot speci1c to autism
EO Circles o; $upport ) inclusion program encourage other children to help the
child participate in activities
NE ?$uper)nanny@ ) whole family support provided by a mental health nurse in
the home
NE 0arrative therapy
NE (hysiotherapy + motor s*ills (=T&> with e/ceptions made for children with
%ett 1yndrome
Teacher+ centre support
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NE Teacher training 7 (=T&> e/ceptions may be made when individualised or
small group training is re?uired to assist the transition of a child to pre)school
or school
#5ore information on these interventions can be found on the autism spectrum disorder
(A12) speci<c pages of the %aising Children@s (etwork website 0
wwwraisingchildrennetau'autism
Please note that the list of interventions identi<ed in the table above is not e/haustive and
is intended to be a guide only The 2epartment will regularly review the list of eligible and
ineligible early interventions
6or more information contact the A12 1upport Helpdesk on $A## BBA CA$ or email
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