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 .
The influence of nonhandicapped peers on the social interactions of children with a pervasive developmental disorder
This study investigated whether or not children with autism or a related pervasive developmental disorder ( PDD ) can benefit from regular opportunities to interact with a normally developing peer , matched as to sex and age . An experimental design with r and om assignment of subjects to treatment and control groups was used to demonstrate the impact of this peer-mediated intervention . In the treatment group , we found significant improvements in the social behavior of the children with PDD . Several gains were also generalized to interactions with an unfamiliar nonh and icapped peer , to interactions with another child with PDD , and to the large school setting . In the untreated control group , no positive changes were observed . Results suggest that children with PDD can develop peer relations if appropriate social context s are made available for them
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 .