In particular , there is little evidence that the identified tools would be good at detecting change in intervention studies .
The obvious gaps in available outcome measurement include well-being and participation outcomes for children , and family quality -of-life outcomes , domains particularly valued by our informants ( young people with ASD and parents ) .
This is the first systematic review of the quality and appropriateness of tools design ed to monitor progress and outcomes of young children with ASD .
BACKGROUND The needs of children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) are complex and this is reflected in the number and diversity of outcomes assessed and measurement tools used to collect evidence about children 's progress .
Relevant outcomes include improvement in core ASD impairments , such as communication , social awareness , sensory sensitivities and repetitiveness ; skills such as social functioning and play ; participation outcomes such as social inclusion ; and parent and family impact .
OBJECTIVES To examine the measurement properties of tools used to measure progress and outcomes in children with ASD up to the age of 6 years .
To identify outcome areas regarded as important by people with ASD and parents .
Effectiveness of a novel community-based early intervention model for children with autistic spectrum disorder.
The Nova Scotia  early intensive behavior intervention model -NS EIBI ( Bryson et al. , 2007 ) for children with autistic spectrum disorders was design ed to be feasible and sustainable in community setting s. It combines parent training and naturalistic one-to-one behavior intervention employing Pivotal Response Treatment - PRT ( R. Koegel & Koegel , 2006 ) . We followed 45 children ( 33 males , mean baseline age = 50 months ) for 12months . Mean gains of 14.9 and 19.5 months were observed on expressive and receptive language measures , respectively , for children with an IQ of 50 or more at baseline versus 6.1 and 8.4 months for children with IQs less than 50 . Behavior problems decreased significantly over the 1-year treatment for both groups , but autism symptoms decreased only for those with an IQ of 50 or more
In particular , there is little evidence that the identified tools would be good at detecting change in intervention studies .
The obvious gaps in available outcome measurement include well-being and participation outcomes for children , and family quality -of-life outcomes , domains particularly valued by our informants ( young people with ASD and parents ) .
This is the first systematic review of the quality and appropriateness of tools design ed to monitor progress and outcomes of young children with ASD .
BACKGROUND The needs of children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) are complex and this is reflected in the number and diversity of outcomes assessed and measurement tools used to collect evidence about children 's progress .
Relevant outcomes include improvement in core ASD impairments , such as communication , social awareness , sensory sensitivities and repetitiveness ; skills such as social functioning and play ; participation outcomes such as social inclusion ; and parent and family impact .
OBJECTIVES To examine the measurement properties of tools used to measure progress and outcomes in children with ASD up to the age of 6 years .
To identify outcome areas regarded as important by people with ASD and parents .