Table 5.
Summary of intervention received by the four groups during early childhood
| Variable | High Challenges (n = 26) |
Stable Low (n = 18) |
Changers (n = 36) |
Lesser Challenges (n = 22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before T1 | ||||
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| Received ABA1, n (%) | 18 (72%) | 13 (76%) | 15 (45%) | 12 (57%) |
| Weekly ABA hours, mean (SD) | 18.2 (9.0) | 19.7 (10.9) | 12.7 (5.5) | 19.1 (9.2) |
| Received ST1, n (%) | 15 (60%) | 13 (76%) | 27 (82%) | 18 (86%) |
| Weekly ST hours, mean (SD) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.1) |
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| Between T1 and T2 | ||||
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| Received ABA2, n (%) | 20 (83%) | 13 (76%) | 25 (76%) | 15 (68%) |
| Weekly ABA hours, mean (SD) | 18.1 (8.5) | 15.1 (10.0) | 16.3 (9.5) | 17.7 (11.0) |
| Received ST2, n (%) | 22 (92%) | 15 (88%) | 28 (85%) | 18 (82%) |
| Weekly ST hours, mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.8) | 1.2 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.7) | 0.8 (0.3) |
ABA = Applied Behavioral Analysis; ST = Speech-Language Therapy;
1
Missing data = 1 in High Challenges, 1 in Stable Low, 3 in Changers and 1 in Lesser Challenges;
2
Missing data = 2 in High Challenges, 1 in Stable Low, and 3 in Changers.