Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children With Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and Play

Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology (JAACAP) - The study examines the cognitive and language outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder(ASD) over a 5-year period after receiving targeted early interventions that focused on joint attention and play skills.
ResultS: 80% of children had achieved functional use of spoken language with baseline play level predicting spoken language at the 5 year follow up.

UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment - Connie Kasari,Ph.D, Amanda Gulsrud,Ph.D., Stephannie Freeman,Ph.D., Tanya Paparella!Ph.D., Gerhard Hellemann!Ph.D.

For more on the JAACAP Abstract, Full Text, PDF, and References, including Results of the study, refer to

Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children With Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and Play

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