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Review
. 2024 Apr;71(2):199-221.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.01.001. Epub 2024 Jan 30.

Evidence-Based Interventions in Autism

Julia S Anixt  1 , Jennifer Ehrhardt  2 , Amie Duncan  3
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Evidence-Based Interventions in Autism

Julia S Anixt et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Pediatricians have a critically important role in the care of children with autism, including conducting developmental screening to support early diagnosis and intervention, advising families about evidence-based treatments for autism spectrum disorder, and supporting families' emotional health as they care for a child with a developmental disability. The purpose of this article is to provide pediatricians with information about evidence-based autism treatments and how to determine which interventions are appropriate for children across the autism spectrum at different ages and developmental stages.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Behavior intervention; Early intervention; Evidence-based practice.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure None of the authors has any commercial or financial conflicts of interest. Funding sources for all authors. 1) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): K23HD094855. Surviving and Thriving in the Real World: A Daily Living Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PI: Amie Duncan), 2) Autism Speaks which supports the Autism Care Netowrk (ACNet) and ECHO Autism at Cincinnati Children's Hospital (PI: Julia Anixt). J.S. Anixt: Autism Speaks: ECHO Autism at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for Primary Care and Allied Health Professionals. Autism Speaks: Improvement Advisor, Autism Care Network (ACNet). Autism Speaks: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Autism Learning Health Network Leadership Site / Autism Care Network (ACNet). NIH: R33 HD100934 (NICHD) Evaluating Assessment and Medication Treatment of ADHD in Children with Down Syndrome (TEAM-DS) (PI: Anna Esbensen, PhD, Tanya Froehlich, MD; my role-co-investigator)HRSA Maternal & Child Health Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics training Program Award, T7749098 (PI: Tanya Froehlich, MD; my role- faculty member). J. Ehrhardt: N/A. A. Duncan: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): K23HD094855. Surviving and Thriving in the Real World: A Daily Living Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PI: Duncan).

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