UNASSIGNED: The Social ABCs is a parent-mediated intervention for toddlers with suspected or confirmed @entity72 ( @entity72 ). We undertook a multi-site pilot study to evaluate feasibility and acceptability, and to identify trends in @entity1 and parent behavior to inform future research using a larger sample and a @entity5084 . The program involved 12 weeks of parent @entity15285 , followed by 12 weeks' implementation, and 3-month follow-up assessment for 20 parent-toddler dyads (age range: 12-32 months). Parents successfully learned the techniques and rated the intervention as highly acceptable. Paired samples t-tests revealed significant gains in @entity1 's functional communication (responsivity, initiations), and language gains (age-equivalents on standardized measures) commensurate with typical developmental rates. Significant increases in shared smiling and social orienting also emerged, but were attenuated at follow-up. Parents' fidelity was positively associated with @entity1 responsivity. Training parents as mediators is a feasible and highly acceptable approach that provides a potentially cost-effective opportunity for intensive intervention at a very young age at the first signs of @entity72 risk. @entity1 and parent gains in several key variables demonstrate the promise of this intervention. @entity2438 Res 2015.    2015 The Authors @entity2438 Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for @entity2438 Research.

The Social ABCs caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers with XXXX : Feasibility, acceptability, and evidence of promise from a multisite study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Child', 'children', 'child'] @entity2438 :: ('MESH:D001321', 'Disease') :: ['Autism'] @entity15285 :: ('MESH:C536430', 'Disease') :: ['coaching'] @entity72 :: ('MESH:D002659', 'Disease') :: ['ASD', 'autism spectrum disorder'] @entity5084 :: ('MESH:D012298', 'Disease') :: ['rigorous research design']
@entity72 :: (MESH:D002659,Disease) :: ['autism spectrum disorder']
