Children who screen positive for autism at 2.5 years and receive early intervention: a prospective naturalistic 2-year outcome study

Birgitta Spjut Jansson1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg;2 Unit of Child and Adolescent Habilitation;3 Department of Psychology, University of GothenburgCorrespondence[email protected]

Carmela Miniscalco1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg;4 Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

Joakim Westerlund1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg;5 Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, Stockholm

Anne-Katrin Kantzer1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg;6 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NU Hospital Organization, Trollhättan, Sweden

Elisabeth Fernell1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg

Christopher Gillberg1 Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg

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Table 1 Description and content of the intervention programs

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Table 2 Three intervention groups in relation to sex, age, and intellectual levels of the children at T1 and parents’ country of birth

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Figure 1 95% confidence intervals for the mean change in VABS composite scores between T1 and T2 for the three intervention groups and for the two cognitive levels, respectively.

Abbreviations: AIF, average intellectual functioning; BIF, borderline intellectual functioning; CI, confidence interval; IDD, intellectual developmental disorder; IL, Intensive Learning; VABS, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale; T1, assessment 1; T2, assessment 2.

Figure 2 95% confidence intervals for the mean change in Global functioning scores between T1 and T2 for the three intervention groups and for the two cognitive levels, respectively.

Abbreviations: AIF, average intellectual functioning; BIF, borderline intellectual functioning; C-GAS, Children’s Global Assessment Scale; CI, confidence interval; IDD, intellectual developmental disorder; IL, Intensive Learning; T1, assessment 1; T2, assessment 2.

Children who screen positive for autism at 2.5 years and receive early intervention: a prospective naturalistic 2-year outcome study

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Table 2 Three intervention groups in relation to sex, age, and intellectual levels of the children at T1 and parents’ country of birth

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Table 2 Three intervention groups in relation to sex, age, and intellectual levels of the children at T1 and parents’ country of birth

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