Table 3.
Randomized controlled trial of social skill-communication early intervention for children with autism from 2000 to 2017
| Author | Year | Participants | Intervention | Measure | \Outcome | Mian therapist | ||
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| Aldred et al. [22] | 2004 | Autism, 29 to 60 months old (n=14) | Autism, 24 to 56 months old (n=14) | Parent delivered social communication intervention+routine case | Routine care | 1)Autism severity 2) Language 3)Parent-child interaction |
Significant | Caregiver |
| Green et al. [23] | 2010 | Core autism, 2 to 4 years old (n=74) | Core autism, 2 to 4 years old (n=72) | Parent medicated PACT+treatment as usual | Treatment as usual | 1)Autism severity 2)Parent-child interaction 3)Language and adaptive functioning |
Non-significant in reduction of autism severity | Caregiver |
| Carter et al. [24] | 2011 | ASD, 21.11 ±2.71 months old (n=32) | ASD, 21.51 ±2.82 months old (n=30) | Hanen’s ’More than Words’+non-project treatment | Business-as-usual | 1)Children’s communication 2)Parental responsivity |
Significant in children with lower level object interest | Caregiver |
| Solomon et al. [28] | 2014 | Autism & PDD nos, 50.5±10.0 months old (n=64) | Autism & PDD nos, 49.85±10.4 months old (n=64) | PLAY Project home consultation Intervention+treatment as usual | Treatment as usual | 1)Autism symptoms 2)Parent and child interactions 3)Development outcomes 4)Parent outcomes |
Significant in parent- child interactions and autism symptoms | Caregiver |
| Wetherby et al. [27] | 2014 | ASD, 16 to 20 months old (n=42) | ASD,16 to 20 months old (n=40) | Individual early social intervention | Group early social intervention | 1)Socialcommunication 2)Adaptive behavior 3)Developmental level |
Significant | Caregiver |
| Landa et al. [25] | 2011 | ASD, 21 to 33 months old (n=24) | ASD, 21 to 33 months old (n=24) | Interpersonal synchrony | Non-interpersonal synchrony | 1)SEI 2)IJA 3)SPA |
Significant in SEI | Therapist |
| Ingersoll et al. [26] | 2012 | Autism, 39.3±7.3 months old (n=14) | Autism, 36.5±8.0 months old(n=13) | Focused imitation intervention+treatment as usual | Treatment as usual | 1)Initiation of joint attention 2)Social-emotional skill |
Significant | Therapist |
IJA: initiation of joint attention, PACT: preschool autism communication trial, PLAY: play and language for autistic youngsters, SEI: socially engaged imitation, SPA: sharing of positive affect