LEAP and Autism Ranking:

Cost and Time

Cost

The major costs of using LEAP are the salaries and associated costs of the teaching staff at the school where LEAP is delivered.

According to Strain and Bovey (2011),

“The resource allocation implications are nothing less than profound as LEAP’s costs are estimated at US$20,000 per child per year versus between US$45,575 and US$69,050 for one-on-one, discrete-trial methods.”

There may also be costs for any training that is undertaken (which may include travel, accommodation and learning materials), and any equipment and materials used.

Time

LEAP is designed to be delivered over half a day on every school day during the school term. According to the Watson Institute (2010),

“Sessions are 2 1/2 hours long, 5 days a week in the morning or afternoon, 11 months a year.”

Updated

16 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Sep 2017

Next Review

01 Jan 2024