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. 2006 Feb;36(2):211-24.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-005-0058-x.

Effects of low-intensity behavioral treatment for children with autism and mental retardation

Sigmund Eldevik  1 , Svein Eikeseth, Erik Jahr, Tristram Smith
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Effects of low-intensity behavioral treatment for children with autism and mental retardation

Sigmund Eldevik et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

We retrospectively compared 2 groups of children receiving either behavioral treatment (n = 13) or eclectic treatment (n = 15) for an average of 12 hours per week. Children were assessed on intelligence, language, adaptive functioning and maladaptive behavior at pretreatment and 2 years into treatment. The groups did not differ significantly at pretreatment. After 2 years of treatment, the behavioral group made larger gains than the eclectic group in most areas. However, gains were more modest than those reported in previous studies with children receiving more intensive behavioral treatment, and it is questionable whether they were clinically significant.

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