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Learning through interaction in children with autism : preliminary data from asocial-communication-based intervention . The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder . We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months . Participants were assigned to either a target treatment or community treatment group . Families in the target treatment group were given 2 hours of therapy and coaching each week in an intervention emphasizing social-interaction and the parent-child relationship . Children in the community treatment group received a variety of services averaging 3.9 hours per week . After 12 months , outcomes were measured to determine changes in the groups in social interaction and communication . In addition , a regression analysis was conducted to determine whether changes in social interaction skills were associated with language development . Results suggest that children in the treatment group made significantly greater gains in social interaction skills in comparison to the community treatment group , but no between-group differences were found for standard language assessments . Initiation of joint attention , involvement , and severity of language delay were found to be significantly associated with improvement of language skills in children with autism . Finally caregiver skills targeted by the intervention were found to be significantly associated with changes in children 's interaction skills .
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Intervention_Educational
social-communication-based approach
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Intervention_Educational
therapy and coaching
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Intervention_Educational
social-interaction and the parent-child relationship
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Intervention_Psychological
community treatment
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Intervention_Educational
variety of services averaging 3.9 hours per week
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Outcome_Mental
social interaction skills
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Outcome_Mental
gains in social interaction skills
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Outcome_Mental
standard language assessments
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Outcome_Mental
Initiation of joint attention , involvement , and severity of language delay
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Outcome_Mental
language skills
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Outcome_Mental
children 's interaction skills
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Sample-size
51
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Participant_Age
children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children 's