title: Prevention and early intervention for behaviour problems in children with developmental disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the recent evidence regarding early intervention and prevention studies for children with developmental disabilities and behaviour problems from 2011 to 2013. Recent advances in the field are discussed and important areas for future research are highlighted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recent reviews and studies highlight the utility of antecedent interventions and skills training interventions for reducing behaviour problems. There is preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of parent training interventions when delivered in minimally sufficient formats or in clinical settings. Two recent studies have demonstrated the utility of behavioural interventions for children with genetic causes of disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Various forms of behavioural and parent training interventions are effective at reducing the behaviour problems in children with developmental disabilities. However, research on prevention and early intervention continues to be relatively scarce. Further large-scale dissemination studies and effectiveness studies in clinical or applied settings are needed.
authors.affiliation: Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia. stewart.einfeld@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: Stewart L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Einfeld
authors.forename: Bruce J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tonge
authors.forename: Kristina S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education