Behavioral Health Business June 24, 2024
More intervention hours may not always lead to improved outcomes for children with autism.
That’s according to a new meta-analysis published in JAMA today. Researchers analyzed data from 144 studies of early childhood autism interventions, which included a total of 9038 children.
“There is not robust evidence that the benefits of early childhood interventions to young autistic children increase when those interventions are intensified; practitioners recommending interventions should consider what amounts would be developmentally appropriate,” authors of the study wrote.
The study divided intervention time into three categorizations: intensity, which refers to the number of hours provided within a given time frame; duration, which refers to the total number of days that the intervention is provided; and cumulative intensity, which...
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