One Size Doesn't Fit All: Variability in Autistic Children's Response to Pivotal Response Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention designed to strengthen autistic children's social communication skills. Few studies have examined which children benefit the most from PRT and which characteristics are associated with meaningful progress. We analyzed data from 23 children with autism and significant language delay who had been randomized to receive PRT in a previously completed 24-week randomized controlled trial of parent training and clinician-delivered intervention. Participants were categorized as intervention responders and non-responders based on the demonstration of meaningful improvement (or lack thereof) in social communication using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MCDI) Reliable Change index scores

SUBMITTER: Schuck RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729598 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature