Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Functional Communication Training via Telehealth for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Parent-Implemented Interventions on Outcomes of Children with Autism: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of RCTs of Technology-Assisted Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of emotion regulation in parent-mediated interventions for autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Telehealth and Autism Prior to and in the Age of COVID-19: A Systematic and Critical Review of the Last Decade.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Telehealth-enabled behavioral treatment for problem behaviors in boys with fragile X syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2020Trial
- Current Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior: A Colorado-Based Survey.Behavior analysis in practice · 2026Article
- Beyond Intervention: A Scoping Review of Parent Engagement in Parent-Implemented Intervention for Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Early language skills and later internalizing and externalizing behaviours: associations through core and pragmatic language.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Using Wearable Technology to Predict the Occurrence of Severe Behavior Problems among Neurodiverse Individuals: A Systematic Review.Perspectives on behavior science · 2026Review
- Who gets included? Equity in digital and decentralised mental health and neurodevelopmental trials: A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Digital Health Technologies Empower Family-Mediated Interventions for Autistic Children: A Scoping Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- A Longitudinal Study of Aggression in People with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Promoting Reciprocal Relationships with Flexibility, Coaching, and Teaching (PRRFCT Match): A Virtual Parent-Mediated Intervention Package for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Interventions Benefitting Young Autistic Children.Education & treatment of children · 2025Article
- Shapers at Odds: Isolation, Synthesis, and Resulting Division in the Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior.Perspectives on behavior science · 2025Article
- How Technology Advances Research and Practice in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review on Early Detection, Subtype Stratification, and Intervention.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- "They Showed Me How to Improve My Drawings and That Made Me Happy": A Realist Evaluation of a Digital Arts Multimedia Program for Autistic Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Understanding and Reacting to Relapse: Considerations for Practitioners.Behavior analysis in practice · 2025Review
- Effects of a Virtual Reality-Based Aggression Control Program on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characterization and Outcomes of Profoundly and Non-profoundly Autistic Individuals Admitted to a Specialized Psychiatric Inpatient Unit.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have problem behaviors that interfere with learning and social interaction. This randomized controlled trial compared treatment with functional communication training (FCT) to "treatment as usual" for young children with ASD (n = 38, ages 21-84 months). FCT was conducted by parents with training and real-time coaching provided by behavioral consultants using telehealth. FCT treatment via telehealth achieved a mean reduction in problem behavior of 98% compared to limited behavioral improvement in children receiving "treatment as usual" during a 12-week period. Social communication and task completion also improved. For children with ASD and moderate to severe behavior problems, parent-implemented FCT using telehealth significantly reduced problem behavior while ongoing interventions typically did not.
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