To date no reliable and objective, change sensitive instrument for autistic symptoms is available. The brief observation of social communication change (BOSCC) was specifically developed to measure change of core autistic symptoms, for example, for use as outcome measure in early intervention trials. This study investigated quality criteria of a preliminary research version of the BOSCC in N = 21 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had participated for 1 year in the Frankfurt early intervention program (FFIP). BOSCC rating was done on play based ADOS video scenes. Inter-rater agreement on the BOSCC average total was very high. The BOSCC showed a significant decrease of autistic symptoms after 1 year with a medium effect size. Symptom specific improvements were captured by the social communication subscale and most single items. The BOSCC showed comparable change sensitivity to other autism specific instruments. Future studies should focus on the finalized BOSCC version, and replicate findings in a larger sample. Autism Res 2016, 9: 940-950. © 2015 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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.
Different early intervention programs, developed predominantly in the US, for preschool aged children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been published. Several systematic review articles including a German Health Technology Assessment on behavioural and skill-based early interventions in children with ASD reported insufficient evidence and a substantial problem of generalisability to the German context. In Germany, approx. 2-5 h early intervention is supported by social services. Here, we report the results of a 1 year pre-post pilot study on a developmentally based social pragmatic approach, the Frankfurt Early Intervention program FFIP. In FFIP, individual 2:1, behaviourally and developmentally based therapy with the child is combined with parent training and training of kindergarten teachers. Treatment frequency is 2 h/week. Outcome measures were the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales II (VABS), mental age and the ADOS severity score. Improvements after 1 year were observed for the VABS socialisation scale and the mental age quotient/IQ (medium effect sizes). Results are comparable with several other studies with a similar or slightly higher therapeutic intensity implementing comparable or different early intervention methods or programs. Compared to most high-intensity programs (30-40 h/week), lower cognitive gains were observed. Results have to be replicated and assessed by a randomized-controlled study before any final conclusions can be drawn.
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Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (ASS) sind heterogene und persistierende Entwicklungsstörungen, für die in den letzten Jahrzehnten verschiedene Therapieansätze insbesondere zur frühen Förderung entwickelt wurden. Ziel dieser Studie war es, die Therapieeffekte des Frankfurter Frühinterventionsprogramms (FFIP), einem verhaltenstherapeutischen Ansatz basierend auf dem natürlichen Lernformat, in dem ambulante Einzel- und Gruppentherapie (2 Std./Wo.) mit intensiver Elternarbeit kombiniert werden, zu untersuchen. Nach dem ersten Therapiejahr zeigten sich eine signifikant beschleunigte Steigerung des Entwicklungsalters und eine Verbesserung der rezeptiven und expressiven Sprache. Ein niedrigeres chronologisches Alter und ein höheres Entwicklungsalter zu Therapiebeginn erwiesen sich als positive Einflussfaktoren auf den Zuwachs der expressiven Sprachfertigkeiten. Die Ergebnisse werden im Kontext anderer Frühförderprogramme diskutiert.
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