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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2017

Moderating Effects of Parental Characteristics on the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training for Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Danielle M J de Veld, Patricia Howlin, Elske Hoddenbach, Fleur Mulder, Imke Wolf, Hans M Koot, Ramón Lindauer, Sander Begeer

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Does Theory of Mind Training Enhance Empathy in Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Danielle M J de VeldDepartment of Clinical Neuro and Developmental Psychology & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. d.m.j.de.veld@vu.nl.
Patricia HowlinInstitute of Psychiatry, King's College, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Elske HoddenbachDe Bascule, Rijksstraatweg 145, 1115AP, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands.
Fleur MulderDepartment of Clinical Neuro and Developmental Psychology & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Imke WolfDepartment of Clinical Neuro and Developmental Psychology & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans M KootDepartment of Clinical Neuro and Developmental Psychology & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ramón LindauerDe Bascule, Rijksstraatweg 145, 1115AP, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands.
Sander BegeerDepartment of Clinical Neuro and Developmental Psychology & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research · NLAcademic Medical Center · NLDe Bascule · NLKing's College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This RCT investigated whether the effect of a Theory of Mind (ToM) intervention for children with ASD was moderated by parental education level and employment, family structure, and parental ASD. Children with autism aged 8-13 years (n = 136) were randomized over a waitlist control or treatment condition. At posttest, children in the treatment condition had more ToM knowledge, showed fewer autistic features, and more ToM-related behavior than children in the control condition. Children who had one or two parents with at least a college degree, and children with parents not diagnosed with/suspected of having ASD themselves benefitted from the training. These findings provide valuable information about family variables that need to be taken into account in treatment design and implementation.

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ParentsTheory of MindAutistic DisorderChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleHumansMalePsychotherapyAutismModeratorRandomized controlled trialTheory of mindTreatment

Identifiers

PMID28391453
PMCPMC5487759
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