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Review
. 2020 Jul:34:100806.
doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2020.100806. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

Recent Developments in Treatment Outcome Measures for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Rebecca Grzadzinski  1 , Denisse Janvier  2 , So Hyun Kim  2
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Review

Recent Developments in Treatment Outcome Measures for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Rebecca Grzadzinski et al. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Significant advancements have been made in early intervention programs for children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, measuring treatment response for children with ASD is difficult due to the heterogeneity of changes in symptoms, which can be subtle, especially over a short period of time. Here we outline the challenge of evaluating treatment response with currently available measures as well as newly developed or refined measures that may be useful in clinical trials for young children with ASD. Continued development of treatment outcome measures will help the field identify and compare efficacious interventions and tailor treatments for children with ASD.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure of Interests: Authors RG and SK participated in the development of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC), a measure described in this article. No author receives commercial, proprietary, or financial benefit from the BOSCC or any other product or company described in this article.

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