What Is the Evidence for the Effectiveness of Behavioural and Skill-Based Early Intervention in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Technical Brief

Doughty, C. (2004).

New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Technical Brief, 3(1), i-47.

This systematic review investigates behavioral and skill-based interventions in children on the autism spectrum.

New Zealand Ministry of Health


The data in this systematic review are included in another document which can be found in the Associated Article section below.

2000-2003

Systematic reviews; randomized controlled trials (including cross-over trials); pseudo-randomized controlled trials; concurrent controls/cohort studies; case-control studies

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The results of this review support the effectiveness of early and/or intensive behavioral intervention. However, the authors do not conclude that one particular early and/or intensive behavioral intervention is more effective than another. Further, "direct empirical evidence that early compared to later intervention has a specific positive benefit is not yet available" (p. 24).

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