Progress and outcomes for children with autism receiving parent-managed intensive interventions.
Parent-managed behavioral interventions for young children with autism are under-researched. We analyzed data from 66 children served by 25 different early intervention consultants. After a mean of 31.6 months of intervention IQ scores had not changed (N = 22). Vineland adaptive behavior scores had increased significantly by 8.9 points (N = 21). No children aged > 72 months attained normal functioning, i.e., IQ > 85 and unassisted mainstream school placement (N = 42). Progress for 60 children across 12 months was found for mental age (5.4 months), adaptive behavior (9.7 months), and language (5.1 months). The interventions did not reproduce results from clinic-based professionally directed programs. The effectiveness of the parent-managed intervention model as it has developed and the adequacy of professional services in that model are discussed.
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Autism & Developmental Disorders Education Research, London, England, United Kingdom. PeterJBibby@compuserve.com
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D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016896:Treatment Outcome