ArticleBrain sciences2021
Feasibility and Outcomes of the Early Start Denver Model Delivered within the Public Health System of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Italian Region.
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- Behavioral therapies for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Pooled it
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- Feasibility of an Evidence-Based Parent-Mediated Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Community Healthcare Service in Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal changes in children with autism spectrum disorder receiving applied behavior analysis or early start denver model interventions over six months.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Advances in Autism Research: Series II.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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- Impact of Three Kinds of Early Interventions on Developmental Profile in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Distinct Patterns of Cognitive Outcome in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Receiving the Early Start Denver Model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is an evidence-based early intervention model for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is crucial to investigate the feasibility of the ESDM in community settings in contexts that are culturally different from American universities in which the model was originally developed. The aim was to further evaluate the effectiveness of the ESDM delivered within the Italian community setting at low intensity. We compared a group aged 19 to 43 months receiving the ESDM for 2 h per week over the course of 1 year with a concurrent, comparable, non-randomized control group receiving treatment as usual (TAU). Children were evaluated at baseline (T0) and after 6 months (T1) and 12 months (T2) of intervention. Feasibility was evaluated by parent and therapist questionnaires, retention rate, and therapist treatment fidelity. Both groups made similar gains in cognition and language abilities. The ESDM group made larger improvement in domains measured by the ESDM Curriculum Checklist, including communication, social skills, and maladaptive behaviors. Feasibility seemed well supported by retentions, therapists and parent satisfaction, and treatment fidelity. Our study further supports the feasibility of the ESDM implemented within the Italian public health system and suggests a better response in the ESDM-treated group than in the control group.
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