SynthesisPloS one2019
Implementation and effectiveness of non-specialist mediated interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Methodological Quality and Intervention Fidelity of Randomised Controlled Trials Evaluating Social Skills Group Programs in Autistic Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies for addressing the needs of children with or at risk of developmental disabilities in early childhood by 2030: a systematic umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled 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
- Efficacy and Safety of Emricasan in Liver Cirrhosis and/or Fibrosis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Pooled it
- Community-based Agency Delivery of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Comparing Outcomes for Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Developmental Delays.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Review
- Improving access to early intervention for autism: findings from a proof-of-principle cascaded task-sharing naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention in South Africa.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2023Article
- Swimming Lessons for Children With Autism: Parent and Teacher Experiences.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2023Article
- I-SOCIALISE: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the social competence and isolation of children with autism taking part in LEGOAutism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Improving access to early intervention for autism - findings from a proof-of-principle cascaded task-sharing naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention in South Africa.Research square · 2023Article
- Telehealth-delivered caregiver training for autism: Recent innovations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Early Autism Intervention Components Deliverable by Non-specialists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- "We are doing the best we can to bridge the gap" - service provider perspectives of educational services for autism spectrum disorder in South Africa.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- A Short Commentary on Non-specialist-mediated Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Cureus · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionIn recent years, several non-specialist mediated interventions have been developed and tested to address problematic symptoms associated with autism. These can be implemented with a fraction of cost required for specialist delivered interventions. This review represents a robust evidence of clinical effectiveness of these interventions in improving the social, motor and communication deficits among children with autism.
methodsAn electronic search was conducted in eight academic databases from their inception to 31st December 2018. A total of 31 randomized controlled trials were published post-2010 while only 2 were published prior to it. Outcomes pertaining to communication, social skills and caregiver-child relationship were meta-analyzed when reported in > 2 studies.
resultsA significant improvement was noted in child distress (SMD = 0.55), communication (SMD = 0.23), expressive language (SMD = 0.47), joint engagement (SMD = 0.63), motor skills (SMD = 0.25), parental distress (SMD = 0.33) parental self-efficacy (SMD = 0.42) parent-child relationship (SMD = 0.67) repetitive behaviors (SMD = 0.33), self-regulation (SMD = 0.54), social skills (SMD = 0.53) symptom severity (SMD = 0.44) and visual reception (SMD = 0.29).
conclusionNon-specialist mediated interventions for autism spectrum disorder demonstrate effectiveness across a range of outcomes for children with autism and their caregivers.
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