The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 338-344 , March 2009

Efficacy of Applied Behavioral Intervention in Preschool Children with Autism for Improving Cognitive, Language, and Adaptive Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  • Michèle Spreckley, MCSP

      Affiliations

    • Uncle Bobs Child Development Centre, Department of Developmental Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michèle Spreckley, MCSP, Uncle Bobs Child Development Centre, 56 Chapman St, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3051
    • ,
  • Roslyn Boyd, PhD, MSc (Physiotherapy)

      Affiliations

    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Received 24 March 2008 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 2 September 2008.

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 Supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship (NHMRC 473849), and a Smart State Fellowship from the Department of Innovation, Queensland. The authors declare no potential conflict of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00777-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.012

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 338-344 , March 2009

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