Loading...
A play-based, peer-mediated pragmatic language intervention for school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Predicting who benefits most
Parsons, Lauren Cordier, Reinie Munro, Natalie Joosten, Annette
Parsons, Lauren
Cordier, Reinie
Munro, Natalie
Joosten, Annette
Abstract
This study explored characteristics of children with autism with large intervention effects following a peer-mediated pragmatic language intervention, to devise algorithms for predicting children most likely to benefit. Children attended a 10-week intervention with a typically-developing peer. Data from a pilot study and RCT formed the dataset for this study. The POM-2 measured intervention outcomes. Children completed the EVT-2, TACL-4, and Social Emotional Evaluation at baseline, and parents completed the CCC-2 and CCBRS. High CCC-2 Use of Context and CCBRS Separation Anxiety scores and comparatively lower EVT-2, CCC-2 Nonverbal Communication and Cohesion scores predicted children with large intervention effects. Results can be used by clinicians to predict which children within their clinics might benefit most from participating in this intervention.
Keywords
social communication, intervention development, outcome prediction, discriminant function analysis
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Book
Volume
49
Issue
Page Range
4219-4231
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Collections
Relation URI
Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
License
File Access
Controlled