Review Article

Parent Training Interventions for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Table 2

Effects of interventions.
(a)

Studies Time of followup after intervention assessmentCertainty of evidenceChild outcomes
CommunicationSocioemotional   functioningOther
ExpressiveReceptive

Drew et al., 2002 [38]n/aPreponderantMixedMixedSymptom severity: none 
Nonverbal IQ: none
Mahoney and Perales, 2003 [36]n/aSuggestiveMixed
Mahoney and Perales, 2005 [37]n/aSuggestiveMixedGlobal development: positive
Wetherby and Woods, 2006 [39]n/aSuggestiveMixedPositive
Rocha et al., 2007 [40]3 monthsPreponderantPI: positive
FU: mixed
Schertz and Odom, 2007 [41]5 weeksSuggestive
Vismara et al., 2009 [34]Weekly over 4 weeksSuggestivePI: positive
FU: positive
Gulsrud et al., 2010 [42]n/aSuggestiveMixed
Kasari et al., 2010 [43]n/aConclusivePlay: mixed
Oosterling et al., 2010 [44]n/aPreponderantNoneNone
Wong and Kwan, 2010 [45]n/aPreponderantMixedPositivePlay: mixed
Carter et al., 2011 [46]4 monthsConclusivePI: none
FU: none
Rogers et al., 2012 [10]n/aPreponderantNoneNoneAdaptive behaviors: none
Global development: none
Symptom severity: none
Green et al., 2013 [47]n/aSuggestiveMixedNoneSymptom severity: none
Global development: mixed
Visual attention: mixed
Steiner et al., 2013 [48]n/aSuggestivePositive

(b)

StudiesParent outcomesParent-child interactions
Fidelity of implementationStressSatisfactionOtherParent’s engagement with childChild’s engagement with parent

Drew et al., 2002 [38]None
Mahoney and Perales, 2003 [36]MixedPositive
Mahoney and Perales, 2005 [37]MixedPositive
Wetherby and Woods, 2006 [39]
Rocha et al., 2007 [40]Clinic PI: positive
Home PI: mixed
PositivePI: positive
FU: none
PI: mixed
FU: mixed
Schertz and Odom, 2007 [41]PositivePI: mixed
FU: mixed
Vismara et al., 2009 [34]PI: positive
FU: positive
PI: mixed
FU: mixed
Gulsrud et al., 2010 [42]Positive
Kasari et al., 2010 [43]PositiveMixed
Oosterling et al., 2010 [44]NoneNone
Wong and Kwan, 2010 [45]Mixed
Carter et al., 2011 [46]PositivePI: mixed 
FU: none
PI: none
FU: none
Rogers et al., 2012 [10]MixedTherapeutic relationship: positive
Green et al., 2013 [47]Social validity: positiveMixed
Steiner et al., 2013 [48]PositivePositive

PI:postintervention.
FU: followup.