Randomized, controlled trial of an intervention for toddlers with autism: The early start Denver model

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dawson, Geraldine ^a,b,c   Rogers, Sally ^e   Munson, Jeffrey ^c,d   Smith, Milani ^c   Winter, Jamie ^c   Greenson, Jessica ^c   Donaldson, Amy ^f   Varley, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral intervention; Cognitive function; Developmental outcomes; Early intervention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EARLY START DENVER MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049153754     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0958     Document Type: Article

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