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- Title
Individual behavioral profiles and predictors of treatment effectiveness for children with autism.
- Authors
Sherer, Michelle R; Schreibman, Laura
- Abstract
Differential responsiveness to intervention programs suggests the inadequacy of a single treatment approach for all children with autism. One method for reducing outcome variability is to identify participant characteristics associated with different outcomes for a specific intervention. In this investigation, an analysis of archival data yielded 2 distinct behavioral profiles for responders and nonresponders to a widely used behavioral intervention, pivotal response training (PRT). In a prospective study, these profiles were used to select 6 children (3 predicted responders and 3 predicted nonresponders) who received PRT. Children with pretreatment responder profiles evidenced positive changes on a range of outcome variables. Children with pretreatment nonresponder profiles did not exhibit improvements. These results offer promise for the development of individualized treatment protocols for children with autism.
- Publication
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2005, Vol 73, Issue 3, p525
- ISSN
0022-006X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.525