Effects of a home-based early intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorders

在目前的研究中，我们为患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童开发了一个基于家庭的早期干预计划。该计划侧重于早期沟通发展，并可根据每个孩子的发展需要和特点进行定制。该计划在每个孩子的家中实施，结果表明，对社会刺激的注意，共同注意，模仿，语言（理解和生产）和社交技能都得到了改善。我们评估了父母和专家（家庭干预治疗师、临床心理学家、学校教师和语言治疗师）培训计划的效果，通过使用新开发的忠诚检查表来获取该计划的知识和技能。提出了与培训方案的有效性和可行性有关的影响。

In the current study, we developed a home-based early intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorders. The program focused on the early communication development, and could be customized according to each child's developmental needs and characteristics. The program was implemented at each child's home, and the results indicated that the attention to social stimuli, joint attention, imitation, language (comprehension and production), and social skills were improved. We assessed the effects of a training program for the parents and specialists (home-intervention therapists, clinical psychologists, school teachers, and speech and language therapists) to acquire the knowledge and skills for the program by using a newly developed fidelity check list. Implications in relation to the efficacy and feasibility of the training program were provided.