EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
National Science Council (Taiwan)
The Effectiveness of Intervention on the Behavior of Individuals With Autism: A Meta-Analysis Using Percentage of Data Points Exceeding the Median of Baseline Phase (PEM)
Ma, H. H.
(2009).
Behavior Modification, 33(3), 339-359.
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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 studies investigating the effectiveness of several components of behavior modification interventions for individuals with autism.
Question(s) Addressed:
Question not specifically stated.
Population: Individuals with autism.
Intervention/Assessment: Interventions targeting behavior improvement.
Number of Studies Included: 163
Years Included: Not stated.
Findings:
Conclusions:
- Treatment
- Cognition-Language
- Applied Behavioral Analysis/Discrete Trial Training
- “The five highly effective (mean effect size >.9) intervention strategies were priming, self-control, training, positive reinforcement for desirable behavior plus punishment for undesirable behavior, and presenting preferential activities or reinforcers. Dependent variables, of which the mean effect sizes were >.9 were social interactions, language abilities, and attention” (p. 357).
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavioral Treatments
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Added to Compendium: March 2012