Parent Mediated Joint Engagement Intervention for Young Children with Autism
What is the purpose of this study? We seek to provide diagnostic and treatment services and to advance understanding of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in young children. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two different caregiver treatments aimed at facilitating change in social and communication outcomes of young children with autism. Overall, our goal is to identify interventions involving parents that are effective in building social communication skills in toddlers with ASD.
Who can participate in this study? Children between 24 and 60 months of age, who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder based on a diagnostic evaluation, and their family may participate in this study. Families must live within a 1 hour drive of UMACC.
What will be done in this study? This study will involve teaching parents how to support social communication in play and everyday activities with their child using one of two different parent interventions, one that involves a parent education group, and the other that involves home-based intervention sessions.
Contact:
Casey White
whitelc@umich.edu
734-615-1603
This study has approval from the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board (IRBMED HUM00027752)
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