Maternal scaffolding and home stimulation: Key mediators of early intervention effects on children’s cognitive development.

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 1409-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Obradović ◽  
Aisha K. Yousafzai ◽  
Jenna E. Finch ◽  
Muneera A. Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Intervention Effects ◽  
Maternal Scaffolding ◽  
Home Stimulation

Case-control study of the low intensive autism-specific early behavioral intervention A-FFIP: Outcome after one year

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Kitzerow ◽  
Karoline Teufel ◽  
Katrin Jensen ◽  
Christian Wilker ◽  
Christine M. Freitag
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Autistic Symptoms ◽  
One Year ◽  
Control Study

Abstract. Abstracts: Objective: In current international research, early intervention in children with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI). The manualized Frankfurt Early Intervention Program for preschool-aged children with ASD (A-FFIP) implements NDBI principles within a low-intensity approach of 2 h intervention/week. The present case-control study established effect sizes of change in autistic symptoms, comorbid behavioral problems as well as IQ after one year. Methodology: An intervention group (N = 20; age: 3.4–7.9 years) and a treatment-as-usual control group (N = 20; age: 3.2–7.3 years) of children with ASD were matched for developmental and chronological age. The outcome measures used were the ADOS severity score, the Child Behavior Checklist, and cognitive development. Results: After one year, the A-FFIP group showed a trend towards greater improvement in autistic symptoms (η2 = .087 [95 %-CI: .000–.159]) and significantly greater improvements in cognitive development (η2 = .206 [CI: .012–.252]) and global psychopathology (η2 = .144 [CI: .001–.205]) compared to the control group. Conclusion: The efficacy of A-FFIP should be established in a larger, sufficiently powered, randomized controlled study.

Early Intervention: A Conflict of Therapist and Educator

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1056-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard P. Parette ◽  
Jack J. Hourcade
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Motor Problems ◽  
Abnormal Motor ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Given the motor problems of infants and young children who have cerebral palsy, increasing emphasis is being placed on early therapeutic strategies, such as neurodevelopmental treatment. Although the underlying rationale for neurodevelopmental treatment is the inhibition of abnormal motor development, this approach may in fact also limit the child's interaction with the environment, a prerequisite for subsequent intellectual development. There may be potential conflict for an interventionist who must make a decision between focusing on motoric gain for children with motor problems and facilitation of their cognitive development.

Father Involvement and Early Intervention: Effects of Empowerment and Father Role Identity

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greer L. Fox ◽  
Vey M. Nordquist ◽  
Rhett M. Billen ◽  
Emily Furst Savoca
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Intervention Effects ◽  
Father Role

scholarly journals Genetic Risk Factors for Poor Cognitive Development in Children With Low Birth Weight

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Blair ◽  
Rita H. Pickler ◽  
P. Cristian Gugiu ◽  
Jodi L. Ford ◽  
Cindy L. Munro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Copy Number Variant ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Age ◽  
Standard Deviations

Low birth weight is an ongoing public health problem with severe consequences for those affected, including early morbidity and mortality and elevated risk for lifelong deficits in cognitive function. These deficits can be ameliorated by early intervention in many cases. To contribute to criteria for earlier identification of at-risk children prior to the onset of delays or deficits, we examined relationships between three gene candidates— SLC6A4, BDNF, COMT—and cognitive outcomes at school age in a secondary analysis of existing data from a nationally representative cohort. Single nucleotide polymorphism rs4074134, a variant of BDNF, and a rare insertion/deletion in the intron region of SLC6A4 were significant predictors of cognitive performance. Our final model predicted 17% of the variance in composite cognitive test scores among children with low birth weight at school age ( F = 96.36, p < .001, R 2 = .17). Specifically, children homozygous for cytosine at rs4074134 scored .62 standard deviations higher on a measure of global cognition than children with one or more thymine. Similarly, children with an extra-long copy number variant of SLC6A4 scored .88 standard deviations higher than children who had one or more short forms of the gene. These findings support the potential for an approach to identifying children with low birth weights who are most at need of early intervention services. Future research should focus on validation of these findings in an independent sample and confirmation of the biological mechanisms through which these genes influence cognitive development.

scholarly journals Research Review: Conflicts of Interest (COIs) in autism early intervention research – a meta‐analysis of COI influences on intervention effects

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Bottema‐Beutel ◽  
Shannon Crowley ◽  
Micheal Sandbank ◽  
Tiffany G. Woynaroski
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Intervention Effects

Statistical Conclusion Validity of Early Intervention Research with Handicapped Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 534-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Intervention Effects ◽  
Experimental Errors ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Statistical Conclusion

The statistical conclusion validity of early intervention research studies was examined by conducting a post hoc power analysis of 484 statistical tests from 49 early intervention articles. Statistical power determinations were made based on Cohen's (1977) criteria for small, medium, and large effect sizes. The analysis revealed that the median power to detect small, medium, and large effect sizes ranged from .08 to .46. Four percent of early intervention studies had adequate power (.80 or greater) to detect medium intervention effects and 18% to detect large intervention effects. The power values suggest poor statistical conclusion validity in the analyzed research and should alert investigators to the possibility of Type II experimental errors in the early intervention research literature. The argument is made that low statistical conclusion validity has practical consequences in relation to program evaluation and cost-effectiveness determinations.

A Counter-Interpretation of Early Intervention Effects: A Response to Casto and Mastropieri

1986 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip S. Strain ◽  
Barbara J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Intervention Effects
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