Investigating the efficacy of a parent-mediated behavioural intervention for mitigating autistic symptom severity among infants with social and communication delay

Telethon Kid's Institute0 个研究点目标入组 132 人开始时间: 2016年6月22日最近更新: 2021年11月1日

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•Infants will be offered participation in this trial if they:
•(a)Are between 9 and 14 months of age;
•(b)Endorsement of three or more of the ‘key items’ on the 12-month old SACS-R screening questionnaire (Barbaro & Dissanayake, 2010): absent/atypical pointing, waving, imitation, eye contact, response to name.
•(c)The primary caregiver involved in the trial speaks sufficient English to: (i) understand the requirements of the study, and (ii) is deemed to be able to participate fully in the therapy sessions.
•Barbaro J, Dissanayake C. Prospective identification of ASD in infancy and toddlerhood using developmental surveillance. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31(5):376-85

•Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet either of the following characteristics:
•(a)The infant has a diagnosed comorbidity known to affect neurological and developmental abilities (e.g., preterm birth < 32 weeks, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, other chromosomal abnormality, hearing/visual impairment), and/or
•(b)The family does not intend to remain living in the Perth/Melbourne areas for the next two years.

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Telethon Kid's Institute