Guest guest Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Someone mentioned the recent Wisconsin early Autism project article. Has anyone seen the full text? Here is the reference and abstract: Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: four-year outcome and predictors. Am J Ment Retard. 2005 Nov;110(6):417-38. PMID: 16212446 [PubMed - in process] Wisconsin Early Autism Project (Madison). Twenty-four children with autism were randomly assigned to a clinic-directed group, replicating the parameters of the early intensive behavioral treatment developed at UCLA, or to a parent-directed group that received intensive hours but less supervision by equally well-trained supervisors. Outcome after 4 years of treatment, including cognitive, language, adaptive, social, and academic measures, was similar for both groups. After combining groups, we found that 48% of all children showed rapid learning, achieved average posttreatment scores, and at age 7, were succeeding in regular education classrooms. Treatment outcome was best predicted by pretreatment imitation, language, and social responsiveness. These results are consistent with those reported by Lovaas and colleagues (Lovaas, 1987; McEachin, , & Lovaas, 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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