Early social communication interventions for autism.
Given the impact of autism as a disorder there has been surprisingly little rigorous research into its treatment. Positive findings from pilot trials of parent-child interventions have led to funding of the Pre-school Autism Communication Trial, which will be an important step in developing an evidence base for early intervention.
Aldred
Catherine R
CR
University of Manchester, Manchester, M19 9PT, UK.
Green
Jonathan
J
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003142:Communication; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012919:Social Behavior