A two‐year prospective follow‐up study of community‐based early intensive behavioural intervention and specialist nursery provision for children with autism spectrum disorders
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Background: This prospective study compared outcome for pre‐school children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) receiving autism‐specific nursery provision or home‐based Early Intensive Behavioural Interventions (EIBI) in a community setting. Methods: Forty‐four 23‐ to 53‐month‐old children with ASD participated (28 in EIBI home‐based programmes; 16 in autism‐specific nurseries). Cognitive, language, play, adaptive behaviour skills and severity of autism were assessed at intake and 2 years later. Results: Both groups showed improvements in age equivalent scores but standard scores changed little over time. At follow‐up, there were no significant group differences in cognitive ability, language, play or severity of autism. The only difference approaching significance ( p = .06), in favour of the EIBI group, was for Vineland Daily Living Skills standard scores. However, there were large individual differences in progress, with intake IQ and language level best predicting overall progress. Conclusions: Home‐based EIBI, as implemented in the community, and autism‐specific nursery provision produced comparable outcomes after two years of intervention.
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Magiati et al. reported a two-year follow-up of 16 preschoolers treated with an eclectic range of EIBIs in autism specific nurseries with staff-to-child ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3.3.
“One exception was Magiati et al. [19] who reported a two-year follow-up of 16 preschoolers treated with an eclectic range of EIBIs in autism specific nurseries with staff-to-child ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3.3.”
From Clinical outcomes of an early intervention program for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a community group setting. (2013) · cites this paper as [19]
In Magiati et al., children improved in their mental age scores but IQ standard scores were unaffected after treatment.
“While children improved in their mental age scores in that study, IQ standard scores were unaffected after treatment.”
From Clinical outcomes of an early intervention program for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a community group setting. (2013) · cites this paper as [19]
Some effectiveness studies of EIBI in preschool settings have generally adopted a one-to-one approach.
“Some of these effectiveness studies have explored EIBI in preschool settings, although these have generally adopted a one-to-one approach (e.g., [19-23]).”
From Clinical outcomes of an early intervention program for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a community group setting. (2013) · cites this paper as [19]
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- Authors
- Magiati, I., Charman, T., & Howlin, P.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Magiati, Iliana
- Howlin, Patricia
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-08
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 803-812
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W2094543961
- Cited by
- 263
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 7.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, home-based intervention, preschool children, adaptive behavior, language development, cognitive development, autism severity
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Behavior Therapy, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Community Health Services, Female, Follow-Up Studies, United Kingdom, Humans, Infant, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Schools, Nursery, Severity of Illness Index, Social Behavior, Socialization, Early Intervention, Educational
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