The Early Intervention Readiness Program (EIRP)

Tolmie, Rhiannon S.; Bruck, Susan; Kerslake, Rachel

doi:10.1177/0271121416642423

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“…Most children with autism spectrum disorder will require first educational services and then vocational and adult support services. Therefore, the earlier caregivers learn what their children's needs are, what services they benefit from, and how the service systems work, the more able they will be to make decisions to support optimal development for their individual child [ 70 ].…”

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Is Earlier Better? The Relationship between Age When Starting Early Intervention and Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Selective Review

Towle

Patrick

Ridgard

et al. 2020

Autism Research and Treatment

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Although the conventional wisdom is that “earlier is better” when it comes to intervention for children with ASD, it is not clear what evidence exists to support this notion. This review examined a group of studies that addressed outcomes for young children with ASD who started early intervention at a range of ages. The review was selective by including only papers that examined the age of initiation of treatment as well as baseline cognitive, language, or adaptive level and, in addition, employed a method to control for the covariance between early ability level and age of beginning intervention. Fourteen studies were identified and then compared on methods and outcomes. The support for “earlier is better” was mixed, but it was clear that complex relationships among predictor variables need to be explored in order to understand the role of age of starting early intervention for later outcomes.

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Is Earlier Better? The Relationship between Age When Starting Early Intervention and Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Selective Review

Towle

Patrick

Ridgard

et al. 2020

Autism Research and Treatment

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“…Given the potential benefits of early interventions regardless of a confirmed ASD diagnosis ( Penner et al, 2015 ; Schertz et al, 2011 ; Tolmie et al, 2016 ), accessible evaluation of early ASD symptoms remains a matter of urgency. Many children with ASD will initially present after parents become concerned about expressive language delays ( Buzhardt et al, 2022 ; Kover et al, 2016 ).…”

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Utility of the Language Use Inventory in Young Children at Elevated Likelihood of Autism

Blume,

Miller,

O'Neill

et al. 2024

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose: The aims of this study were (a) to evaluate the convergent validity of the Language Use Inventory (LUI) with measures of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms, language, and social skills and (b) to assess discriminant validity of the LUI with measures of nonlanguage skills, including daily living skills and motor development. Method: This study sample included participants from a longitudinal study ( n = 239) of infant siblings with elevated familial likelihood of ASD and lower familial likelihood. Assessment measures completed at 36 months included the LUI, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule–Second Edition (ADOS-2), the Mullen Scales of Early Learning, and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales–Second Edition. Bivariate Pearson correlations were estimated between ADOS-2 comparison scores and four language and social skills measures. Additional correlations were estimated between LUI total scores and standard scores from nonlanguage measures. A series of Fisher's Z transformations were applied to evaluate whether bivariate correlations were significantly different. Results: All four language and social skill measures were moderately to strongly associated with each other and ASD symptom severity scores. The correlation between ADOS-2 comparison scores and LUI total scores was significantly stronger than ADOS-2 correlations with all other measures. Conclusions: Our findings provide support for the LUI as a feasible, pragmatic language–targeted instrument for inclusion in early developmental evaluations prompted by language concerns. Administration of the LUI may accelerate earlier referral for a comprehensive assessment of ASD symptoms. Given the high correlation with ADOS-2 scores, an LUI total score in a clinical range of concern may encourage a clinician to refer families for a full diagnostic evaluation of ASD.

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Profiles of Social and Coping Resources in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relations to Parent and Child Outcomes

Zaidman‐Zait

Mirenda

Szatmári

et al. 2018

J Autism Dev Disord

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This study described empirically derived profiles of parents' personal and social coping resources in a sample of 207 families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Latent Profile Analysis identified four family profiles based on socieoeconomic risk, coping strategy utilization, family functioning, available social supports, and perceptions of family-centered support. During the time of children's transition to school, parents in the most disadvantaged group experienced the highest levels of parenting stress and depression, and their children had significantly lower adaptive behaviour scores and more parent-reported behavior problems than children in the other three groups. Results highlight the need for systematic surveillance of family risk factors so that supports can be provided to enhance both parental well-being and children's developmental health.

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The Early Intervention Readiness Program (EIRP)

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Is Earlier Better? The Relationship between Age When Starting Early Intervention and Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Selective Review

Is Earlier Better? The Relationship between Age When Starting Early Intervention and Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Selective Review

Utility of the Language Use Inventory in Young Children at Elevated Likelihood of Autism

Profiles of Social and Coping Resources in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relations to Parent and Child Outcomes

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