Intervention Effects of Intensity and Delivery Style for Toddlers With Autism

Summary

A multi-site randomized study of intensive treatment for toddlers with autism involving a three-site collaborative network plus a data coordinating center to evaluate the effects of intervention intensity and intervention style delivered for 12 months, on the progress of very young children with ASD ages 12-30 months old and their families, and the effect of children's developmental rates and autism severity on their response to intervention.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)

The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is a comprehensive developmental and behavioral early intervention approach for children with autism, ages 12 to 48 months. The program encompasses a developmental curriculum that defines the skills to be taught at any given time and a set of teaching procedures based in applied behavioral analysis to deliver this content. The teaching format focuses on trained therapists delivering the intervention 1:1 by engaging reciprocally with children in typical toddler activities involving play or daily routines, adding additional structure for children who need it to progress well. Progress data is collected throughout each session and used to make decisions about teaching approaches.

BEHAVIORAL

Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI)

EIBI is a one-to-one instructional approach based in applied behavior analysis used to teach skills in a planned, controlled, and systematic manner. Each trial or teaching opportunity has a definite beginning and end, thus the descriptor discrete trial. Within DTT, the use of antecedents and consequences is carefully planned and implemented. Positive praise and/or tangible rewards are used to reinforce desired skills or behaviors. Trial by trial data collection is an important part of DTT and supports decision making by providing teachers/practitioners with information about beginning skill level, progress and challenges, skill acquisition and maintenance, and generalization of learned skills or behaviors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington

  collaborator OTHER

• Vanderbilt University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Los Angeles

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Davis

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sally J Rogers, Ph.D. · UC Davis MIND Institute

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Months

Max Age

30 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-03-31

Primary Completion

2019-07-01

Completion

2019-07-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations