Examining a stepped-care telehealth program for parents of young children with autism: a proof-of-concept trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intervention during the first years of life for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have the strongest impact on long-term brain development and functioning. Yet, barriers such as a shortage of trained professionals contribute to significant delays in service. The goal of this proof-of-concept study was to explore strategies that support timely and equitable deployment of ASD-specific interventions.

Methods

This 15-week, randomized proof-of-concept study explored the acceptability of a digital parent mediated intervention online reciprocal imitation training (RIT; a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention) and compared it to a treatment as usual (TAU) control on parent and child outcomes. Eligible children were between 18 and 60 months, met

SUBMITTER: Wainer AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8105688 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature