ERIC Number: EJ1087218
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Efficacy of Caregiver-Mediated Joint Engagement Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Chu, Ching-Lin; Lee, Tsung-Chin
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v20 n2 p172-182 Feb 2016
Joint attention intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders was focused on improving joint engagement and joint attention skills. The purpose of this study was to develop a caregiver-mediated joint engagement intervention program combined with body movement play to investigate the effects of joint engagement/joint attention skills in young children with autism spectrum disorders. A quasi-experimental research design was conducted. A total of 34 young children with autism spectrum disorders aged 2-4?years were separated into an intervention and a control group. The program consisted of 20 sessions, 60?min per session, twice a week, for the target child and his or her parent. The results indicated that child-initiated supportive and coordinated joint engagement was greater for the intervention group compared with the control group at 3-month follow-up. This demonstrated that our joint engagement intervention could enhance joint engagement, especially coordinated joint engagement for young children with autism spectrum disorders. The limitations of the study and future directions were discussed.
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention, Skill Development, Human Body, Motion, Play, Quasiexperimental Design, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Parent Role, Pretests Posttests, Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Video Technology, Child Behavior, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
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