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Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism : four-year outcome and predictors . Twenty-four children with autism were randomly assigned to a clinic-directed group , replicating the parameters of the early intensive behavioral treatment developed at UCLA , or to a parent-directed group that received intensive hours but less supervision by equally well-trained supervisors . Outcome after 4 years of treatment , including cognitive , language , adaptive , social , and academic measures , was similar for both groups . After combining groups , we found that 48 % of all children showed rapid learning , achieved average posttreatment scores , and at age 7 , were succeeding in regular education classrooms . Treatment outcome was best predicted by pretreatment imitation , language , and social responsiveness . These results are consistent with those reported by Lovaas and colleagues ( Lovaas , 1987 ; McEachin , Smith , & Lovaas , 1993 ) .
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Intervention_Educational
Intensive behavioral treatment
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Intervention_Educational
clinic-directed group
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Intervention_Psychological
intensive behavioral treatment
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Outcome_Mental
autism
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Outcome_Mental
cognitive , language , adaptive , social , and academic measures
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Outcome_Mental
rapid learning
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Outcome_Mental
average posttreatment scores
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Outcome_Mental
pretreatment imitation , language , and social responsiveness
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Participant_Age
children with
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Sample-size
Twenty-four
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism