A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a high-cost/high-burden problem. Early intervention may prevent development of the disorder, improving child outcomes and reducing long-term consequences. However, few studies have investigated the role of early intervention in children younger than two years. This...

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Autores principales:	Valentina Riva, Elena Maria Riboldi, Barbara Urbani, Massimo Molteni, Laura Villa
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	autism spectrum disorder early intervention siblings imitation joint attention Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eb2f887ad0264ab9be75a9961bc09c2f2021-11-25T16:56:12ZA Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder10.3390/brainsci111113812076-3425https://doaj.org/article/eb2f887ad0264ab9be75a9961bc09c2f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1381https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a high-cost/high-burden problem. Early intervention may prevent development of the disorder, improving child outcomes and reducing long-term consequences. However, few studies have investigated the role of early intervention in children younger than two years. This study aims to examine the effect of early intervention in 18-month-old high-risk siblings of children with ASD (HR-ASD) with clinical signs of autism. The intervention is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and focuses on the development of early precursors to social and communicative competence (joint attention and imitation behaviors). After controlling for baseline differences, two comparison HR-ASD groups were included: 15 HR-ASD toddlers receiving behavioral intervention for 3 h per week for 5 months (INT+) and 15 HR-ASD toddlers who were only clinically monitored from age 18 months (INT−). Changes in social communication, restricted/repetitive behaviors, and language were assessed using standardized measures at pre- (T0) and post-intervention (T1). From T0 to T1, the INT+ group showed significant improvements in communication, social interaction, and language compared to INT− group. There was no effect on restricted/repetitive behaviors. Our findings highlighted the importance of early detection/intervention in autism and supported a positive impact of targeted interventions to improve outcomes in at-risk children.Valentina RivaElena Maria RiboldiBarbara UrbaniMassimo MolteniLaura VillaMDPI AGarticleautism spectrum disorderearly interventionsiblingsimitationjoint attentionNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1381, p 1381 (2021)
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topic	autism spectrum disorder early intervention siblings imitation joint attention Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
spellingShingle	autism spectrum disorder early intervention siblings imitation joint attention Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Valentina Riva Elena Maria Riboldi Barbara Urbani Massimo Molteni Laura Villa A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
description	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a high-cost/high-burden problem. Early intervention may prevent development of the disorder, improving child outcomes and reducing long-term consequences. However, few studies have investigated the role of early intervention in children younger than two years. This study aims to examine the effect of early intervention in 18-month-old high-risk siblings of children with ASD (HR-ASD) with clinical signs of autism. The intervention is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and focuses on the development of early precursors to social and communicative competence (joint attention and imitation behaviors). After controlling for baseline differences, two comparison HR-ASD groups were included: 15 HR-ASD toddlers receiving behavioral intervention for 3 h per week for 5 months (INT+) and 15 HR-ASD toddlers who were only clinically monitored from age 18 months (INT−). Changes in social communication, restricted/repetitive behaviors, and language were assessed using standardized measures at pre- (T0) and post-intervention (T1). From T0 to T1, the INT+ group showed significant improvements in communication, social interaction, and language compared to INT− group. There was no effect on restricted/repetitive behaviors. Our findings highlighted the importance of early detection/intervention in autism and supported a positive impact of targeted interventions to improve outcomes in at-risk children.
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author	Valentina Riva Elena Maria Riboldi Barbara Urbani Massimo Molteni Laura Villa
author_facet	Valentina Riva Elena Maria Riboldi Barbara Urbani Massimo Molteni Laura Villa
author_sort	Valentina Riva
title	A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_short	A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full	A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_fullStr	A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full_unstemmed	A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_sort	pilot study evaluating the effects of early intervention for italian siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/eb2f887ad0264ab9be75a9961bc09c2f
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A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of Early Intervention for Italian Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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