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"Opt-In" Early Intervention Program for Children Waiting to Receive an Autism Diagnosis

RecruitingNAAges 16 Months - 48 MonthsAllDrexel University
NCT07081724 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

A growing body of literature documents the benefits of parent-mediated interventions for autism starting early in life . However, the median age of diagnosis in the US continues to be 49 months. Even following formal diagnosis, services often do not begin for another 9 months on average. Such harmful delays in accessing autism-specific early interventions are potentially avoidable, as caregivers of children later diagnosed with autism identify concerns about their child's development by 13 months on average - including difficulties that can be successfully addressed through evidence-based intervention practices. Wait times to receive a formal diagnosis of autism are such a significant barrier that they have been referred to as a "crisis" in the field, with parents reporting an average wait time of 1.2 years in the US. The current proposal focuses on circumventing the roadblock of delayed

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * age between 16-48 months, * parental consent * being on a waitlist to receive a formal diagnostic evaluation at the time of parent consent due to autism concerns * parents speak English * an initial score of 8 or greater or Follow-Up score of 2 or greater on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F; Robins et al., 2014) as an indication of autism likelihood. Exclusion Criteria: * having already received a formal diagnosis of autism * enrollment in early intervention programs delivering more than 5 h per week of evidence-based autism-specific interventions at the time of consent * child has a gestational age less than 36 weeks associated with a birth weight less than 2500 g * the child is not yet walking, or has severe hearing and/or vision impairment that is uncorrected with aids, or known neurological disorder or genetic syndrome (e.g., Down syndrome).
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What it tests

  • Online Parent Training in Early Behavioral Intervention (OPT-In-Early)
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Where

1 site
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Philadelphia, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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