CONCLUSION Non-specialist mediated interventions for autism spectrum disorder demonstrate effectiveness across a range of outcomes for children with autism and their caregivers
INTRODUCTION In recent years , several non-specialist mediated interventions have been developed and tested to address problematic symptoms associated with autism .
These can be implemented with a fraction of cost required for specialist delivered interventions .
This review represents a robust evidence of clinical effectiveness of these interventions in improving the social , motor and communication deficits among children with autism .
Exploring the Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Model of the PEERS Curriculum: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
This study compared immediate and 4-month outcomes among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder r and omly assigned to the PEERS curriculum ( n = 10 ) , a peer mediated PEERS curriculum ( n = 12 ) , or a delayed treatment control group ( n = 12 ) . Findings suggest a modest advantage in social skills knowledge and social functioning for participants in the peer-mediated PEERS curriculum relative to Traditional PEERS , and gains in social skills knowledge , social functioning , and reductions in loneliness were maintained in one or both treatment groups at a 4-month follow-up . Typically developing peer mentors ( n = 16 ) showed improvements in social skills knowledge and marginal improvements in autism knowledge and loneliness . Future research with a larger sample and objective outcome measures is needed
CONCLUSION Non-specialist mediated interventions for autism spectrum disorder demonstrate effectiveness across a range of outcomes for children with autism and their caregivers
INTRODUCTION In recent years , several non-specialist mediated interventions have been developed and tested to address problematic symptoms associated with autism .
These can be implemented with a fraction of cost required for specialist delivered interventions .
This review represents a robust evidence of clinical effectiveness of these interventions in improving the social , motor and communication deficits among children with autism .