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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023

Does Treatment Fidelity of the Early Start Denver Model Impact Skill Acquisition in Young Children with Autism?

Ashley Zitter, Hezekiah Rinn, Zofia Szapuova, Vanessa M Avila-Pons, Kirsty L Coulter, Aubyn C Stahmer, Diana L Robins, Giacomo Vivanti

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ashley ZitterA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Hezekiah RinnA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Zofia SzapuovaLekárska Fakulta, UK Bratislava, Špitálska 24, 813 72, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Vanessa M Avila-PonsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Kirsty L CoulterDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Aubyn C StahmerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Diana L RobinsA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-7031
Giacomo VivantiA.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. gv89@drexel.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-9157
Drexel University · USUniversity of California, Davis · USNárodný ústav detských chorôb · SKUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

Extending the Early Start Denver Model to Young Children with Down SyndromeR01MH115715 · NIMH · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI ROBINS, DIANA L · 2017 to 2021
$12.2M
Prevalence and profile of treatment non-responders in Autism Early InterventionR01DC017181 · NIDCD · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI VIVANTI, GIACOMO · 2019 to 2021
$1.5M
Improving Child-Treatment Fit in Autism Early InterventionR21HD090344 · NICHD · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI VIVANTI, GIACOMO · 2017 to 2018
$430k
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R21HD090344NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD090344NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017181NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH115715NIMH NIH HHS R01MH115715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is increasing evidence supporting the effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) for children on the autism spectrum. However, substantial variability in response to the ESDM has been reported across participants. We examined the plausible yet untested hypothesis that variations in the fidelity level of therapists delivering the intervention contribute to variability in children's response to the ESDM. Videotaped sessions (n = 40) of toddlers on the autism spectrum who received the ESDM from trained therapists were coded to obtain measures of therapist fidelity and children's learning in response to the therapists' instruction. Variations in overall fidelity, along with variations in most items included in the ESDM fidelity checklist, contributed to the children's learning response during the sessions.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChildChild, PreschoolEarly Intervention, EducationalHumansLearningAutism spectrum disorderChild learning responseEarly interventionEarly Start Denver ModelFidelityNaturalistic developmental behavioral intervention

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PMID34855051
PMCPMC9160204
OpenAlexW3217097576

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