The findings did not support the widely reported generalisation ' difficulties ' associated with autism .
Research ers have generally considered autistic individuals to have difficulties generalising learned skills across novel context s. Successful generalisation is necessary for an intervention to have benefits in everyday life beyond the original learning environment .
We conducted a systematic review of r and omised controlled trials of early social communication interventions for children with autism in order to explore generalisation and its measurement .
Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting adapted to Autism (VIPP-AUTI): A randomized controlled trial
In a r and omized controlled trial , we evaluated the early intervention program Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting adapted to Autism ( VIPP-AUTI ) with 78 primary caregivers and their child ( 16–61 months ) with Autism Spectrum Disorder .  VIPP-AUTI is a brief attachment-based intervention program , focusing on improving parent – child interaction and reducing the child ’s individual Autism Spectrum Disorder – related symptomatology in five home visits . VIPP-AUTI , as compared with usual care , demonstrated efficacy in reducing parental intrusiveness . Moreover , parents who received VIPP-AUTI showed increased feelings of self-efficacy in child rearing . No significant group differences were found on other aspects of parent – child interaction or on child play behavior . At 3-months follow-up , intervention effects were found on child-initiated joint attention skills , not mediated by intervention effects on parenting . Implementation of VIPP-AUTI in clinical practice is facilitated by the use of a detailed manual and a relatively brief training of interveners
The findings did not support the widely reported generalisation ' difficulties ' associated with autism .
Research ers have generally considered autistic individuals to have difficulties generalising learned skills across novel context s. Successful generalisation is necessary for an intervention to have benefits in everyday life beyond the original learning environment .
We conducted a systematic review of r and omised controlled trials of early social communication interventions for children with autism in order to explore generalisation and its measurement .