Does the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change help moving forward in measuring change in early autism intervention studies?

Pijl, Mirjam K. J.; Rommelse, Nanda; Hendriks, M. M. J.; Korte, Manon W P de; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Oosterling, Iris J.

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“…Based on a validation by the measure authors, the BOSCC appears to be reliable across raters and brief time intervals and shows convergent validity with other measures of social communication [Grzadzinski et al, ]. Results in terms of sensitivity to change have been mixed, with some studies finding that the BOSCC captures change [Grzadzinski et al, ; Kitzerow, Teufel, Wilker, & Freitag, ; Pijl et al, ], and others finding no significant change over time [Fletcher‐Watson et al, ; Nordahl‐Hansen, Fletcher‐Watson, McConachie, & Kaale, ]. Whether this variation is due to inadequate sensitivity or lack of treatment effects in a subset of studies is unclear.…”

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Measuring child social communication across contexts: Similarities and differences across play and snack routines

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Improving measurement of outcomes in randomized controlled trials of early interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been identified as a priority in the field. In addition, the importance of measurement across contexts has been indicated by researchers and community stakeholders alike [Lord et al., ; McConachie et al., ; Schreibman et al., ]. The Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC; Grzadzinski et al., ), an observational rating scheme of brief play interactions, was developed to address a need for measures that are reliable, sensitive to change, and valid for use in research settings. The goal of this study was to examine the feasibility and utility of applying the BOSCC to a new context: a home snack routine. Results suggest that rating the BOSCC on home snack routines is feasible and psychometrically sound, and captures change in child social communication behaviors. However, the utility of the BOSCC for measuring restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) is less clear. Nonetheless, differences in RRBs across play and snack lend support for the claim that measurement across contexts is essential. Application of the BOSCC across contexts may allow researchers to obtain a more accurate estimate of intervention response and help capture context‐specific changes in social communication. It may also provide a method for researchers to evaluate the effect of context on child social communication more broadly. Autism Res 2019, 12: 636–644. © 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Lay Summary Improving measurement of outcomes in studies of early interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been identified as a priority in the field. The importance of measurement across contexts has also been indicated by researchers and community stakeholders. The goal of this study was to determine whether an existing observational rating scheme, the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC), could be applied to a new activity: a home snack routine. Results suggest that rating the BOSCC on home snack routines is feasible and promising for capturing change over time. In addition, some child behaviors differed across play and snack, lending further support for the claim that measurement across activities is essential.

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Measuring child social communication across contexts: Similarities and differences across play and snack routines

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“…For future research, it might be important that the duration of the intervention, measurement time points as well as clinical outcomes better match the sample population. It might be that more specific outcomes directly related to the intervention should be used (Pijl et al 2018;Vivanti et al 2014). Furthermore, outcomes defined by and relevant to autistic people and their families should be focused in future studies (Broder-Fingert et al 2017;Turry 2018).…”

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Attunement in Music Therapy for Young Children with Autism: Revisiting Qualities of Relationship as Mechanisms of Change

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Schmid

Aßmus

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J Autism Dev Disord

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This study examined whether musical and emotional attunement predicts changes in improvisational music therapy with children with autism (4-7 years, N = 101, majority: no/limited speech, low IQ), assessed over 12 months. Attunement, as observed from session videos, and changes in generalized social skills, judged by blinded assessors and parents, were evaluated using standardized tools (Assessment of the Quality of Relationship, Improvisational Music Therapy Principles, ADOS, SRS). In contrast to the smaller pilot, we did not find significant effects between attunement and changes in outcomes, only tendencies in the same direction are observed. Findings suggest that symptom severity is associated with the therapist's ability to attune to the child. They further raise questions concerning outcome selection and user involvement.

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“…Therefore the absolute change of ASD-specific symptoms, measured by the average total score of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC-AT; build on the basis of the BOSCC latest version from December, 11 th 2017) between baseline (T2) and oneyear follow-up (T6) is the primary outcome measure. The BOSCC [24,44,48] is a new, reliable (interrater ICC=0.98), change sensitive and valid observational measure to study change in social communication and interaction as well as repetitive and stereotyped behaviours in ASD which has been recommended in a recent Health technology assessment [42] and has been used in other ASDspecific early intervention studies [49][50][51].…”

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Study protocol of the multi-centre, randomized controlled trial of the Frankfurt Early Intervention Program A-FFIP versus early intervention as usual for toddlers and preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (A-FFIP study)

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Hackbusch

Jensen

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Background: Naturalistic developmental behavioural interventions (NDBI) have been shown to improve autism-specific symptoms in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). NDBI approaches, such as the ASD-specific Frankfurt Early Intervention Program for ASD (A-FFIP), are based on ASD-specific developmental and learning aspects. A-FFIP is a low-intensity, cost-effective intervention which can easily be implemented in the local health care / social welfare system. The aim of the present study is to establish one-year efficacy of the manualised early intervention program A-FFIP in toddlers and preschool children with ASD. It is hypothesized that A-FFIP will result in improved ASD-specific symptoms compared to early intervention as usual (EIAU). Child and family specific secondary outcomes, as well as moderators and mediators of outcome will be explored. Methods/design: A prospective multi-centre, parallel-group, randomized, controlled, phase-III trial comparing A-FFIP versus EIAU. A total of 134 children (A-FFIP: 67, EIAU: 67) aged 2;0–5;6 years meeting criteria for ASD (DSM-5) will be included. The primary outcome is the absolute change of the total score of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC-AT) between baseline and 12 months after begin of the interventions. The treatment effect will be tested adjusted for relevant covariates applying a mixed model for repeated measures. Secondary outcomes are BOSCC social communication and repetitive behaviour scores, single ASD symptoms, language, cognition, psychopathology, parental well-being and family quality of life. Predictors, moderators and mediating mechanisms will be explored. Discussion: If efficacy of the manualised A-FFIP early intervention is established, the current study has the potential to change clinical practice strongly towards the implementation of cost-effective evidence based early intervention in ASD. Early intervention in ASD requires specialist training, which subsequently needs to be developed or included into current training curricula.

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Does the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change help moving forward in measuring change in early autism intervention studies?

Cited by 22 publications

References 33 publications

Measuring child social communication across contexts: Similarities and differences across play and snack routines

Measuring child social communication across contexts: Similarities and differences across play and snack routines

Attunement in Music Therapy for Young Children with Autism: Revisiting Qualities of Relationship as Mechanisms of Change

Study protocol of the multi-centre, randomized controlled trial of the Frankfurt Early Intervention Program A-FFIP versus early intervention as usual for toddlers and preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (A-FFIP study)

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