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 .
Cross‐site randomized control trial of the Social ABCs caregiver‐mediated intervention for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder
To evaluate the efficacy of the Social ABCs parent‐mediated intervention for toddlers with suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) , through a cross‐site r and omized control trial , sixty‐three parent – toddler dyads ( toddler age : 16–30 months ) were r and omized into treatment ( Social ABCs ) or control ( service‐as‐usual ) conditions .  Video  data were obtained at three key time‐points : Baseline ; Post‐training ( PT ; week 12 ) ; and Follow‐Up ( week 24 ) . Analyses included 62 dyads . Treatment allocation significantly accounted for PT gains , all favouring the Treatment group , in ( 1 ) child functional vocal responsiveness to parent prompts ( R2 = 0.43 , P < .001 ) , ( 2 ) child vocal initiations ( R2 = 0.28 , P < .001 ) , ( 3 ) parent smiling ( R2 = 0.09 , P = .017 ) , and ( 4 ) fidelity of implementation ( R2 = 0.71 , P < .001 ) . A trend was observed for increased social orienting ( R2 = 0.06 , P = 0.054 ) ; gains in parent smiling significantly predicted increases in child smiling and social orienting . Parents in the treatment condition reported significant gains in self‐efficacy following the intervention ( P = 0.009 ) . No differential effects emerged for performance on st and ardized measures . The Social ABCs is a relatively low‐re source , efficacious intervention , with potential to be a cost‐effective means of intervening at the first signs of possible ASD . Autism Res 2017 , 10 : 1700–1711 . © 2017 International Society for Autism Research , Wiley Periodicals ,
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 .