Abstract
We examined the efficacy of an early autism intervention for use in early childhood intervention (ECI) and mutual gaze as a contributor to social development. Seventy-eight families were randomly assigned to one of three 12-week interventions: Pathways (with a mutual gaze component), communication, or services-as-usual (SAU). The Pathways/SAU comparison concerned the efficacy of Pathways for ECI, and the Pathways/communication comparison, mutual gaze. The Pathways group made significantly more change on social measures, communicative synchrony, and adaptive functioning compared with the SAU group and on social measures compared with the communication group. There were no group differences for communicative acts. The results support Pathways as a potential ECI program and mutual gaze as an active ingredient for social and communication development.
Highlights
ObservationReflection and evaluation 10 Demonstration New materialDemonstration Parent practiceDevelop activity planRelationship building
For the Pathways and communication group comparison (n = 54), ΔSocial Eye Gaze was related to baseline Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) (r = − .28, p = .038), ΔComm was related to baseline VABS Adapt (r =.29, p = .031), and ΔVABS adapt was related to baseline MSEL (r = .32, p = .018)
This study illustrates the efficacy of the Pathways intervention in a group of culturally and socioeconomically diverse families that could be implemented in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C programs
Summary
Reflection and evaluation 10 Demonstration New material. Interventionist and parent review and discuss activity plan, progress, and barriers to learning from the previous week. Interventionist collects a digitized video, observing the parent implementing previously learned intervention strategies. Together, they identify strategies that are being used effectively and those that are challenging for the parent. Interventionist and parent review the self-assessment rating together, reflecting on and identifying their comfort level, successes, and challenges with each strategy. Interventionist and parent discuss how implementation strategies can be improved, with opportunities for the parent to ask questions. Interventionist demonstrates strategies with the toddler, providing a verbal narrative. Parent practices strategies and is given feedback
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