Defining Early Social Communication Skills: A Systematic Review and Analysis
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Hansen, S. G., Carnett, A., et al. (2018).
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2(1), 116-128.
This systematic review investigates the effect of social communication interventions in young children on the autism spectrum.
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Experimental single-subject design studies; experimental group design studies
22 or 23 single-subject studies; 11 or 13 group design studies (inconsistently reported)
Results demonstrated a range of effects for early social communication skills interventions with a weighted average of 0.65 indicating moderate effectiveness in increasing early social communication outcomes (e.g., joint attention, synchronous engagement).
