Randomized controlled caregiver mediated joint engagement intervention for toddlers with autism

Connie Kasari, Amanda C Gulsrud, Connie Wong, Susan Kwon, Jill Locke, Connie Kasari, Amanda C Gulsrud, Connie Wong, Susan Kwon, Jill Locke

Abstract

This study aimed to determine if a joint attention intervention would result in greater joint engagement between caregivers and toddlers with autism. The intervention consisted of 24 caregiver-mediated sessions with follow-up 1 year later. Compared to caregivers and toddlers randomized to the waitlist control group the immediate treatment (IT) group made significant improvements in targeted areas of joint engagement. The IT group demonstrated significant improvements with medium to large effect sizes in their responsiveness to joint attention and their diversity of functional play acts after the intervention with maintenance of these skills 1 year post-intervention. These are among the first randomized controlled data to suggest that short-term parent-mediated interventions can have important effects on core impairments in toddlers with autism. Clinical Trials #: NCT00065910.

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Enrollment and study design
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Percent object engagement by group
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Percent joint engagement by group

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