Parent-implemented social intervention for toddlers with autism: an RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the effects of two 9-month parent-implemented interventions within the Early Social Interaction (ESI) Project. Both individual-ESI, offered 2 or 3 times per week at home or in the community, and group-ESI, offered once per week in a clinic, taught parents how to embed strategies to support social communication throughout everyday activities.

Methods

Participants in the randomized controlled trial included 82 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 16 to 20 months. Children were matched on pretreatment nonverbal developmental level and pairs were randomly assigned to treatment condition. Child outcomes included measures of social communication, autism symptoms, adaptive behavior, and developmental level. Child outcomes are reported from basel

SUBMITTER: Wetherby AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4243066 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature