title: Providing a parent-implemented language intervention to a young male with fragile X syndrome: brief report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, there are no published intervention studies focused on improving communication and language outcomes for affected children. The current study utilized a collaborative coaching approach incorporating strategies from speech-language pathology and applied behavior analysis to examine the efficacy of a naturalistic parent-implemented language intervention for a young boy with FXS.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mother was taught the language and behavioral support strategies and submitted weekly video recordings of a caregiving routine. Written feedback was provided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated moderate increases in maternal use of targeted language support strategies and variable performance in maternal use of behavior support strategies. Child use of appropriate requests increased while challenging behaviors decreased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This collaborative approach model should be used to guide future larger scale replications and develop new intervention models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California , Davis, CA , USA .
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oakes
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDuffie
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Machalicek
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abbeduto
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007808:Language Therapy; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers
keywords: Behavioral intervention; collaboration; early intervention; fragile X syndrome; parents; speech and language intervention