Research: The Early Start Denver Model

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Authored by Vismara, LA, and Rogers SA in Journal of Early Intervention, Volume 31, Issue 1, p. 91-108, (2008).

Article summary (posted Jan 4, 2010):

A twelve-week individualized parent-child education program may be able to help very young children who are at risk for autism.

To date, most studies of children with autism focus on preschoolers who are 3 to 5 years old. This case study describes a nine-month-old infant who was at risk for autism. He was entered into the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). The infant was later diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and then recovered from his delays by the age of 24 months. The ESDM intervention focuses on teaching parents techniques to interact with their infants who are at risk for autism. The authors suggest that the ESDM parent-training intervention may be a good model for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with autism and their families.

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autism, case study, early intervention (EI), Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), intervention, parent, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
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