Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children.
The University of Texas at Austin · Boston College · +7 more institutions
Abstract
In this comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of group design studies of nonpharmacological early interventions designed for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we report summary effects across 7 early intervention types (behavioral, developmental, naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention [NDBI], TEACCH, sensory-based, animal-assisted, and technology-based), and 15 outcome categories indexing core and related ASD symptoms. A total of 1,615 effect sizes were gathered from 130 independent participant samples. A total of 6,240 participants, who ranged in age from 0-8 years, are represented across the studies. We synthesized effects within intervention and outcome type using a…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.04
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 223
Authors
11- MSMicheal SandbankCorresponding
The University of Texas at Austin
- KBKristen Bottema‐Beutel
Boston College, University of Lynchburg
- SCShannon Crowley
Boston College, University of Lynchburg
- MCMargaret Cassidy
Vanderbilt University, T.K.M. College of Arts and Science
- KDKacie Dunham
Allen Institute for Brain Science, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Health
Topics & keywords
- Meta-analysis
- Autism
- Moderation
- Context (archaeology)
- Randomized controlled trial
- Intervention (counseling)
- Psychology
- Autism spectrum disorder