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Case-control study of the low intensive autism-specific early behavioral intervention A-FFIP: outcome after one year

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Abstracts: Objective: In current international research, early intervention in children with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI). The manualized Frankfurt Early Intervention Program for preschool-aged children with ASD (A-FFIP) impleme...

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Main Authors: Kitzerow, Janina (Author) , Teufel, Karoline (Author) , Jensen, Katrin (Author) , Wilker, Christian (Author) , Freitag, Christine M. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: April 11, 2019
In: Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Year: 2019, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-112
ISSN:1664-2880
DOI:10.1024/1422-4917/a000661
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Author Notes:Janina Kitzerow, Karoline Teufel, Katrin Jensen, Christian Wilker, and Christine M. Freitag
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Summary:Abstracts: Objective: In current international research, early intervention in children with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI). The manualized Frankfurt Early Intervention Program for preschool-aged children with ASD (A-FFIP) implements NDBI principles within a low-intensity approach of 2 h intervention/week. The present case-control study established effect sizes of change in autistic symptoms, comorbid behavioral problems as well as IQ after one year. Methodology: An intervention group ( N = 20; age: 3.4-7.9 years) and a treatment-as-usual control group ( N = 20; age: 3.2-7.3 years) of children with ASD were matched for developmental and chronological age. The outcome measures used were the ADOS severity score, the Child Behavior Checklist, and cognitive development. Results: After one year, the A-FFIP group showed a trend towards greater improvement in autistic symptoms (η 2 = .087 [95 %-CI: .000-.159]) and significantly greater improvements in cognitive development (η 2 = .206 [CI: .012-.252]) and global psychopathology (η 2 = .144 [CI: .001-.205]) compared to the control group. Conclusion: The efficacy of A-FFIP should be established in a larger, sufficiently powered, randomized controlled study.
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ISSN:1664-2880
DOI:10.1024/1422-4917/a000661

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