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The Effect of Early Autism Intervention on Parental Sense of Efficacy in a Randomized Trial Depends on the Initial Level of Parent Stress
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Estes, Annette; Yoder, Paul; McEachin, John; Hellemann, Gerhard; Munson, Jeffrey; Greenson, Jessica; Rocha, Marie; Gardner, Elizabeth; Rogers, Sally J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examined whether style or intensity of child-focused intervention had a secondary effect on parental sense of efficacy and whether these effects varied by baseline level of parent stress. We randomized 87 children with autism, age 13-30 months, into one of four conditions: 15 versus 25 intervention hours crossed with 12 months of Early…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Stress Variables, Parents
Effects of Pivotal Response Treatment on Reciprocal Vocal Contingency in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McDaniel, Jena; Yoder, Paul; Crandall, Madison; Millan, Maria Estefania; Ardel, Christina Mich; Gengoux, Grace W.; Hardan, Antonio Y. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
A pivotal response treatment package consisting of clinician-delivered and parent-implemented strategies was recently found to be effective in improving language and social communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder. Reciprocal vocal contingency, an automated measure of vocal reciprocity, may provide stronger and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Intervention