Intensity and Learning Outcomes in the Treatment of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
| Autor: | Erik Linstead, Elizabeth Stevens, Dennis R. Dixon, Ryan French, Julie Kornack, Hilary L. Adams, Alva Powell, Jonathan Tarbox, Rene German, Doreen Granpeesheh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder medicine.medical_treatment Treatment outcome Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Behavior Therapy Intervention (counseling) Treatment intensity Linear regression Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Learning 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Applied behavior analysis 05 social sciences Infant Variance (accounting) medicine.disease Intensity (physics) Clinical Psychology Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Autism spectrum disorder Child Preschool Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Behavior Modification. 41:229-252 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4167 0145-4455 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0145445516667059 |
| Popis: | Ample research has shown that intensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment produces robust outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, little is known about the relationship between treatment intensity and treatment outcomes. The current study was designed to evaluate this relationship. Participants included 726 children, ages 1.5 to 12 years old, receiving community-based behavioral intervention services. Results indicated a strong relationship between treatment intensity and mastery of learning objectives, where higher treatment intensity predicted greater progress. Specifically, 35% of the variance in mastery of learning objectives was accounted for by treatment hours using standard linear regression, and 60% of variance was accounted for using artificial neural networks. These results add to the existing support for higher intensity treatment for children with ASD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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