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A parent-mediated intervention that targets responsive parental behaviors increases attachment behaviors in children with ASD : results from a randomized clinical trial . The current study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of Focused Playtime Intervention ( FPI ) in a sample of 70 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder . This parent-mediated intervention has previously been shown to significantly increase responsive parental communication ( Siller et al . in J Autism Dev Disord 43:540-555 , 2013a ) . The current analyses focus on children 's attachment related outcomes . Results revealed that children who were randomly assigned to FPI showed bigger increases in attachment-related behaviors , compared to children assigned to the control condition . Significant treatment effects of FPI were found for both an observational measure of attachment-related behaviors elicited during a brief separation-reunion episode and a questionnaire measure evaluating parental perceptions of child attachment . The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed .
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Intervention_Educational
parent-mediated intervention
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Intervention_Educational
Focused Playtime Intervention ( FPI )
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Intervention_Educational
FPI
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Intervention_Educational
FPI
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Outcome_Mental
attachment behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
attachment related outcomes
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Outcome_Mental
attachment-related behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
attachment-related behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
parental perceptions of child attachment .
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
ASD
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Participant_Sample-size
70
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
Autism Spectrum Disorder