EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
U.S. Department of Education
Interventions for Young Children With Autism: A Synthesis of the Literature
Levy, S., Kim, A.-H., et al.
(2006).
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 21(1), 55-62.
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
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Quality assessments are reproducible
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Description: This is a review of comparative group studies investigating interventions for children with autism.
Question(s) Addressed:
Question not specifically stated.
Population: Children with autism.
Intervention/Assessment: Autism interventions including speech and language treatments and parent-focused interventions.
Number of Studies Included: 24
Years Included: 1975 to April 2001
Findings:
Conclusions:
- Treatment
- Cognition
- Applied Behavioral Analsyis/Discrete Trial/LOVAAS
- “Based on the results of this synthesis, the following features of interventions examined had positive effects on the treatment of autism: parent involvement, intensive behavioral intervention, multicomponent early intervention, language/speech treatment, and imitative interaction procedure” (p. 59).
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent-Mediated Intervention, Behavioral Treatments
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Added to Compendium: January 2012