An increasing number of interventions have some empirical support ; others are emerging as potentially efficacious .
This evidence base up date examines the level of empirical support for interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) younger than 5 years old .
Parent inclusion in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention: the influence of parental stress, parent treatment fidelity and parent-mediated generalization of behavior targets on child outcomes.
Although early intensive behavior interventions have been efficient in producing positive behavior outcome in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , there is a considerable variety in the children 's progress . Research has suggested that parental and treatment factors are likely to affect children 's response to treatment . The purpose of the current study was to examine the interrelating factors that impact children 's progress , highlighting the influence of parent inclusion in treatment provision captured by parental stress , how faithfully the parents followed the treatment protocol s and the intensity of treatment provided at home . Twenty-four children received cross- setting staff- and parent-mediated EIBI , including continuous parent training and supervision . A comparison group of 20 children received  eclectic intervention . St and ardized tests were carried out by independent examiners at intake and after six months . The intervention group outperformed the eclectic group in measures of autism severity , developmental and language skills . Parent training and constant parent-mediated treatment provision led to reduced challenging behaviors from the children , increased treatment fidelity and child direct behavior change as measured by performance in correct responding on behavior targets . Variables of treatment progress and potential predictors of child outcome were analyzed in detail and mapped with regard to their relationships drawn from multiple regression analysis . Particularly , the study highlights an association between parental stress and staff treatment fidelity that interferes with decision making in treatment planning and consequently with positive behavior outcome . Such results provide important scientific and clinical information on parental and treatment factors likely to affect a child 's response to treatment
An increasing number of interventions have some empirical support ; others are emerging as potentially efficacious .
This evidence base up date examines the level of empirical support for interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) younger than 5 years old .