SynthesisPloS one2017
A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- A systematic review of prevalence of pain in nursing home residents with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Psychometric Properties of Standardized Instruments that are Used to Measure Pragmatic Intervention Effects in Children with Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Friendship interventions for children with neurodevelopmental needs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy, model of delivery, intensity and targets of pragmatic interventions for children with developmental language disorder: A systematic review.International journal of language & communication disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in high-income vs. lower middle-income countries: An overview of systematic reviews and research papers from LMIC.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of interventions for social anxiety and shyness in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review of self-report measures used in epidemiological studies to assess alcohol consumption among older adults.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Behavior and Speech Features of Children with ADHD.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Expressive pragmatic language in mood and psychotic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- The Impact of ADHD on Children's Language Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Communication across autism, ADHD, and non-clinical groups: examining autistic and ADHD traits from a dimensional perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Predicting autism from written narratives using deep neural networks.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Intensive Linguistic Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Goal Attainment Scaling and Quality of Life of Autistic Children Receiving Speech and Language Therapy in a Higher Educational Institution in the Philippines.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Assessing communicative-pragmatic ability in telehealth: e-ABaCo in autistic individuals.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Developmental Profile of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Versus Social Communication Disorder: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identifying Language Development in Children with ADHD: Differential Challenges, Interventions, and Collaborative Strategies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
There is a need for evidence based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to limit the life-long, psychosocial impact of pragmatic language impairments. This systematic review identified 22 studies reporting on 20 pragmatic language interventions for children with ASD aged 0-18 years. The characteristics of each study, components of the interventions, and the methodological quality of each study were reviewed. Meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of 15 interventions. Results revealed some promising approaches, indicating that active inclusion of the child and parent in the intervention was a significant mediator of intervention effect. Participant age, therapy setting or modality were not significant mediators between the interventions and measures of pragmatic language. The long-term effects of these interventions and the generalisation of learning to new contexts is largely unknown. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.
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