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Brief Report: Mediation of Treatment Effect in a Communication Intervention for Pre-School Children with Autism

Auteurs: Catherine Aldred, Jonathan Green, Richard Emsley, Helen McConachie

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 3/2012

Abstract

Tests of mediation in treatment trials can illuminate processes of change and suggest causal influences in development. We conducted a mediation analysis of a previously published randomised controlled trial of parent-mediated communication-focused treatment for autism against ordinary care, with 28 children aged 2–5 years (Aldred et al. in J Child Psychol Psychiatr 45:1–11, 2004). The hypothesised mediating process, targeted by the intervention, was an increase in parental synchronous response within parent–child interaction. The results showed partial mediation, with change in synchrony accounting for 34% of the positive intervention effect on autism symptomatology (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule communication and social domain algorithm); the result was confirmed by bootstrap estimation. Improved parental synchronous response to child communication can alter short-term autism symptom outcome with targeted therapy.

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Titel: Brief Report: Mediation of Treatment Effect in a Communication Intervention for Pre-School Children with Autism
Auteurs: Catherine Aldred
Jonathan Green
Richard Emsley
Helen McConachie
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1248-3

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