Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015
A comprehensive peer network intervention to improve social communication of children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized trial in kindergarten and first grade.
Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of exercise interventions on core symptoms of 3-12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Early Intervention on Social Communication Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2019Pooled it
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- Efficacy of group social skills interventions for youth with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- A single-blind active-control randomized controlled trial of group-based social competence intervention.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Peers, play, and performance to build social salience in autistic youth: A multisite randomized clinical trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Trial
- Can We Play Together? A Closer Look at the Peers of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Improve Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Trial
- The impact of implementation support on the use of a social engagement intervention for children with autism in public schools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2019Trial
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- Interventions Benefitting Young Autistic Children.Education & treatment of children · 2025Article
- Promoting Peer Interaction and Acceptance Among Students with Special Needs Through an Experiential Learning Program.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Online-formatted training for ABA practitioners: a systematic review.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Review
- Implementation of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Teach Behavioral Expectations for Two Students on Autism Spectrum and a Student with ADHD in an Inclusive Elementary Classroom in Taiwan.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Autistic-Delivered Peer Support: A Feasibility Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Educational Interventions for Children and Youth with Autism: A 40-Year Perspective.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Review
- Implicit and Explicit Memory in Youths with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Preschool Peer Social Intervention (PPSI) to Enhance Social Play, Interaction, and Conversation: Study Outcomes.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this randomized control group study was to examine the effects of a peer network intervention that included peer mediation and direct instruction for Kindergarten and First-grade children with autism spectrum disorders. Trained school staff members provided direct instruction for 56 children in the intervention group, and 39 children participated in a comparison group. Results showed children in the intervention group displayed significantly more initiations to peers than did the comparison group during non-treatment social probes and generalization probes. Treatment session data showed significant growth for total communications over baseline levels. Children in treatment also showed more growth in language and adaptive communication. Finally, teachers' ratings of prosocial skills revealed significantly greater improvements for the intervention group.
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