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. 2022 Apr;52(4):1725-1740.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05068-8. Epub 2021 May 15.

Effect of a Focused Social and Communication Intervention on Preterm Children with ASD: A Pilot Study

Álvaro Bejarano-Martín  1 , Ricardo Canal-Bedia  2   3 , María Magán-Maganto  1 , Aránzazu Hernández Fabián  4 , Andrea Luz Calvarro Castañeda  1 , Sara Manso de Dios  1 , Patricia Malmierca García  1 , Emiliano Díez Villoria  1 , Cristina Jenaro Río  1 , Manuel Posada de la Paz  5
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Effect of a Focused Social and Communication Intervention on Preterm Children with ASD: A Pilot Study

Álvaro Bejarano-Martín et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Apr.

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Abstract

While advances in intensive neonatal care have greatly improved survival rates among preterm infants, incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders in this group is still high, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being one of the most frequent. To this end, we conducted a social-communication intervention aimed at investigating efficacy in social-communicative skills. Eighteen children (preterm and full-term with ASD and preterm children) aged 18 through 20 months participated in the study. Our findings indicate that most participants in the intervention groups registered significant improvements in terms of socio-communicative skills, cognitive development, and language. Accordingly, these pilot data underscore the need for further research and implementation of early interventions in young preterm children with ASD.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Communication; Intervention; Preterm; Social.

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