ArticleAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2016
The Social ABCs caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: Feasibility, acceptability, and evidence of promise from a multisite study.
Article in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Social ABCs With Attention Training Intervention for Toddlers With Autism
Group Social ABCs: Early Intervention for Toddlers With Suspected ASD
Parent-mediated Intervention for Toddlers With Early Social Communication Challenges or Emerging Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group-based Virtual Program That Empowers Parents as Change Agents
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Examining Behavioral Interventions for Infancy and Early Toddlerhood: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effects, Parameters, and Participants.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy of parent-mediated NDBIs on developmental skills in children with ASD and fidelity in parents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Mutual Gaze: An Active Ingredient for Social Development in Toddlers with ASD: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Trial
- Enhancing Low-Intensity Coaching in Parent Implemented Early Start Denver Model Intervention for Early Autism: A Randomized Comparison Treatment Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Trial
- Influence of a Short-Term Attention Intervention on the Attentional Skills of Toddlers With Suspected or Confirmed Autism Spectrum Disorder.Child developmentTrial
- Common and Differing Elements Across Caregiver-Mediated Social Communication Programs Supporting Autistic Children: A Scoping Review With Content Analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Ecological validity framework and neurodevelopmental disabilities: applications for parent training programmes.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Does baseline language ability predict response to early intervention for toddlers with early signs of autism? Evidence from a caregiver-mediated program.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Parent Use and Perceptions of Problem-Solving Education in the Context of Parent-Implemented Intervention for Toddlers With Early Signs of Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Using home-based augmented reality storybook training modules for facilitating emotional functioning and socialization of children with autism spectrum disorder.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- A pilot evaluation of the Baby Social ABCs caregiver-mediated intervention for 6-15-month-olds with early signs of autism-feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary evidence.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Transporting and implementing a caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers with autism in Goa, India: evidence from the social ABCs.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- The feasibility of occupational therapy using Zones of Regulation™ Concepts in an equine environment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- "Going Mobile"-increasing the reach of parent-mediated intervention for toddlers with ASD via group-based and virtual delivery.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Caregiver-Implemented Communication Interventions for Children Identified as Having Language Impairment 0 Through 48 Months of Age: A Scoping Review.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022Article
- Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2022Article
- Using qualitative content analysis to understand the active ingredients of a parent-mediated naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021Article
- Observed Social Emotional Behavior at 22 Months Predicts a Later ASD Diagnosis in High-Risk Siblings.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Naturalistic evaluation of preschoolers' spontaneous interactions: The Autism Peer Interaction Observation Scale.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021Article
- Identifying and measuring the common elements of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for autism spectrum disorder: Development of theAutism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The Social ABCs is a parent-mediated intervention for toddlers with suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We undertook a multi-site pilot study to evaluate feasibility and acceptability, and to identify trends in child and parent behavior to inform future research using a larger sample and a rigorous research design. The program involved 12 weeks of parent coaching, followed by 12 weeks' implementation, and 3-month follow-up assessment for 20 parent-toddler dyads (age range: 12-32 months). Parents successfully learned the techniques and rated the intervention as highly acceptable. Paired samples t-tests revealed significant gains in children's functional communication (responsivity, initiations), and language gains (age-equivalents on standardized measures) commensurate with typical developmental rates. Significant increases in shared smiling and social orienting also emerged, but were attenuated at follow-up. Parents' fidelity was positively associated with child responsivity. Training parents as mediators is a feasible and highly acceptable approach that provides a potentially cost-effective opportunity for intensive intervention at a very young age at the first signs of ASD risk. Child and parent gains in several key variables demonstrate the promise of this intervention. Autism Res 2016, 9: 899-912. © 2015 The Authors Autism Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Autism Research.
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