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McIntyre, Laura Lee – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate a parent training intervention for caregivers with preschool-age children with developmental disabilities. The 21 families in the experimental group received usual care plus the 12-week Incredible Years Parent Training Program with developmental delay modifications. Families in the control group…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Intervention
Smith, Tristram; Eikeseth, Svein; Klevstrand, Morten; Lovaas, O. Ivar – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
A study accessed the outcomes achieved by preschoolers with both severe mental retardation and autistic features who received intensive Lovass (O Ivar) behavioral treatment (n=11) and those who received minimal treatment (n=10). Results found that the intensively treated children obtained a higher mean IQ and evinced more expressive speech.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Ability, Developmental Disabilities, Expressive Language
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Sheinkopf, Stephen J.; Siegel, Bryna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
This study evaluated the impact of intensive behavioral treatment by parents in the home setting on the development of 11 young autistic children. Compared to a control group, the children had significantly higher posttreatment IQ scores. Smaller, but statistically significant effects on symptom severity were also found, although experimental…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification