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Research by Topic: Early Start Denver Model
Why Are There So Many Unsubstantiated Treatments in Autism?
Published December 27, 2012 in Research in Autism Spectrum DisordersAn estimated 32-92% of parents use complementary/alternative treatments for their children with ASD despite the lack of scientific evidence for the efficacy of these methods. In this article, researchers issue a call for a standardized way to select and evaluate treatments. Barriers to successful treatment, including high costs, limited availability, parental compliance and poor recommendations from professionals are discussed.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175094671200147X
Filed under: Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Research, Autism Science, Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, featured, Parents, Psychopharmacology, Treatment, Treatments
Effects of a Brief Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)-Based Parent Intervention on Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published October 1, 2012 in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryContrary to their hypothesis, Sally Rogers and colleagues found that toddlers with ASD in a brief, parent-delivered ESDM program did not make greater gains or show reduced core ASD symptoms compared to autistic toddlers in a community ESDM program. Study strongly suggests number of intervention hours and younger age at initiation are key to maximizing intervention benefits, even for 1 and 2 year olds. Authors say, the wait and see approach to early ASD must be replaced by an act now mentality.
Filed under: Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, featured, Parents, Toddlers, Treatment, Treatments
Early Behavioral Intervention is Associated with Normalized Brain Activity in Young Children with Autism
Published August 31, 2012 in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryThis randomized trial associated ESDM with normalized brain activity and behavioral improvements in young children with ASD.
http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(12)00643-0/abstract
Filed under: Brain Development, Brain Imaging, Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, featured, Infants, Social Interaction, Social Skills, Toddlers, Treatment, Treatments
A Systematic Review of Early Intensive Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Published April 1, 2011 in PediatricsResearchers at Vanderbilt University reviewed the effectiveness of early intervention programs for children aged 12 and younger with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Overall, the strength of the evidence ranged from insufficient to low. Studies performed at the University of California Los Angeles /Lovaas-based interventions and variants reported clinically significant gains in language and cognitive skills […]
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/04/04/peds.2011-0426.abstract
Filed under: Behavior, Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, Language, Speech, Treatments
Randomized, Controlled, Trial of an Intervention for Toddlers with Autism: The Early Start Denver Model
Published January 1, 2010 in Pediatrics, Dawson, Rogers, Munson, Smith, Winter, Greeson, Donaldson, and VarleyThe 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.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-0958v1
Filed under: Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, Toddlers, Treatments