Randomized, Controlled, Trial of an Intervention for Toddlers with Autism: The Early Start Denver Model

Submitted by dawnacrawford on January 1, 2010 - 09:45
Source: 
Pediatrics, Dawson, Rogers, Munson, Smith, Winter, Greeson, Donaldson, and Varley
Link: 
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-0958v1
Year Published: 
2010

The first randomized, controlled trial to demonstrate the efficacy of a comprehensive developmental behavioral intervention for toddlers with ASD for improving cognitive and adaptive behavior and reducing severity of ASD diagnosis. Results of this study underscore the importance of early detection of and intervention in autism.