ERIC Number: EJ863766
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 21
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Assessing Progress during Treatment for Young Children with Autism Receiving Intensive Behavioural Interventions
Hayward, Diane; Eikeseth, Svein; Gale, Catherine; Morgan, Sally
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v13 n6 p613-633 2009
This study examined progress after 1 year of treatment for children with autism who received a mean of 36 hours per week one-to-one University of California at Los Angeles Applied Behavior Analysis (UCLA ABA) treatment. Two types of service provision were compared: an intensive clinic based treatment model with all treatment personnel (N = 23), and an intensive parent managed treatment model with intensive supervision only (N = 21). A non-concurrent multiple baseline design across participants (N = 13) examined whether progress was associated with ABA treatment or confounders. Between intake and follow-up, children in both groups improved significantly on IQ, visual-spatial IQ, language comprehension, expressive language, social skills, motor skills and adaptive behaviour. There were no significant differences between the two groups on any of the measures at follow-up. Mean IQ for participants in both groups increased by 16 points between intake and follow-up. These findings are consistent with previous studies demonstrating the benefits of ABA treatment. (Contains 4 figures, 3 tables, and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Autism, Intelligence Quotient, Expressive Language, Behavior Modification, Young Children, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Clinics, Parent Participation, Comparative Analysis, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Language Skills, Receptive Language, Interpersonal Competence, Psychomotor Skills, Adjustment (to Environment), Foreign Countries, Parent Education
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