Table 7.
Early intervention studies reporting post-treatment changes in ADOS scores.
| Study | Personimplementing | Duration (weeks) | Intervention hours/week | NIG/CGBaseline | NIG/CGFollow-up | MeanAge (years) | IGADOS-SSPre-/post-intervention | CGADOS-SSPre-/post intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldred et al., (21) | P | 48 | 12 | 14/14 | 14/14 | 4.2 | *16.1/11.8 | *15.6/16.1 |
| Dawson et al. (22) | C/P | 96 | 30 | 24/24 | 24/21 | 4.3 | 7.2/6.5 | 6.9/7.3 |
| Estes et al., (2) | C | 96 | 20 | 24/24 | 21/18 | 6 | *6.9/5.8 | *7.5/7.3 |
| Pickles et al., (23) | C/P | 48 | 12 | 77/75 | 59/62 | 3.6 | 8/7.3 | 7.9/7.8 |
| Rogers, et al. (24) | C/P | 96 | 24 | 55/63 | 45/36 | 2 | 7.2/6.69 | 7.83/6.19 |
| Kitzerow et al. (25) | C | 48 | 2 | 20/20 | 20/18 | 5.5 | 7.3/5.95 | 6.5/6.1 |
| Robain et al. (26) | C | 52 | 1–12 (CG) 18–22 (IG) |
22/38 | 22/38 | 3.0 | 8.14/6.73 | 7.13/7.18 |
C, Clinician; P, Parent; IG, Intervention Group; CG, Control group; SS, Severity Score; *, Total score.