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Author
Year
Reference
Country
Kasari et al
2010
[13]
USA
Study design
Aim
Design
RCT with waitlist
controls; videotapes
of caregiver-child
interaction scored
by blind reviewers
(primary outcome
measures)
Aim
Intervention for
caregivers of todd-
lers with autism
to increase joint
engagement and play;
to study if changes
were maintained
during a follow-up
period
Population
characteristics
Diagnosis
DSM-IV criteria for
autism by an indepen-
dent clinician, verified
with the ADI-R
No of participants
38 children and
caregivers
Gender
29 boys, 9 girls
Age
21–36 months
IQ
Average mental age:
19.2 months
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Intervention Follow up period
Drop-out rate
I: Immediate
intervention group;
24 sessions (3/week)
of instruction, modeling
and feed-back;
individualised to each
dyad; based on developmental
procedures
and ABA.
n=19
C: Waitlist condition;
treatment delayed for
8 weeks.
n=19
Assessments
At baseline, after
8 weeks, and for
group I after
12 months
Drop-outs
No drop-outs
Main results Study quality
Comments
Cognition
–
Language
–
Adaptive functioning
–
Behaviour/observation
Interaction child-caregiver,
videotapes of 15 minutes;
difference baseline to 8 weeks:
Joint engagement increased more
in I compared to C (p C (p C
(p