TY - JOUR
T1 - A Play-Based, Peer-Mediated Pragmatic Language Intervention for School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum
T2 - Predicting Who Benefits Most
AU - Parsons, Lauren
AU - Cordier, Reinie
AU - Munro, Natalie
AU - Joosten, Annette
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - This study explored characteristics of children with autism with large intervention effects following a peer-mediated pragmatic language intervention, to devise algorithms for predicting children most likely to benefit. Children attended a 10-week intervention with a typically-developing peer. Data from a pilot study and RCT formed the dataset for this study. The POM-2 measured intervention outcomes. Children completed the EVT-2, TACL-4, and Social Emotional Evaluation at baseline, and parents completed the CCC-2 and CCBRS. High CCC-2 Use of Context and CCBRS Separation Anxiety scores and comparatively lower EVT-2, CCC-2 Nonverbal Communication and Cohesion scores predicted children with large intervention effects. Results can be used by clinicians to predict which children within their clinics might benefit most from participating in this intervention.
AB - This study explored characteristics of children with autism with large intervention effects following a peer-mediated pragmatic language intervention, to devise algorithms for predicting children most likely to benefit. Children attended a 10-week intervention with a typically-developing peer. Data from a pilot study and RCT formed the dataset for this study. The POM-2 measured intervention outcomes. Children completed the EVT-2, TACL-4, and Social Emotional Evaluation at baseline, and parents completed the CCC-2 and CCBRS. High CCC-2 Use of Context and CCBRS Separation Anxiety scores and comparatively lower EVT-2, CCC-2 Nonverbal Communication and Cohesion scores predicted children with large intervention effects. Results can be used by clinicians to predict which children within their clinics might benefit most from participating in this intervention.
KW - Discriminant function analysis
KW - Intervention development
KW - Outcome prediction
KW - Social communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068929352&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-019-04137-3
DO - 10.1007/s10803-019-04137-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 31292899
AN - SCOPUS:85068929352
VL - 49
SP - 4219
EP - 4231
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 10
ER -