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ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2024

Mediation of meaningful outcomes in early intervention: a commentary on Carruthers et al. (2023).

Stephanie Shire, Wendy Shih

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Article in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie ShireSpecial Education and Clinical Sciences, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0023-2376
Wendy ShihCenter for Autism Research and Treatment, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Oregon · US

Funding

Pilot and Mentoring CoreP50DA054039 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani · 2021 to 2026
$18.2M
NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA054039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Across the spectrum of behavioral, naturalistic developmental behavioral, and developmental/relational interventions for young children with autism, there has been limited empirical testing of the mechanism of these early intervention approaches. Testing mediation provides insights to the how or why the intervention condition may be preferred in comparison to a control in the population sample (Kraemer, American Journal of Psychiatry, 2016, 173, 672). Combined with an understanding of moderation (for whom or under what conditions), we move toward a better understanding of how to personalize interventions to build on strengths and maximize skill gains for autistic children. Yet, to date there are very few published texts of mechanism in early intervention for young children with autism. This commentary explores a recently published article by Carruthers et al (2023) and examines themes and considerations for measurement of intervention outcomes and mediators.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChildChild, PreschoolEarly Intervention, EducationalHumansAutism spectrum disorderscommunicationearly interventionmediation

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PMID37873981
PMCPMC12439327
OpenAlexW4387893512

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