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Published on: April 22, 2015
An Exploratory Study of Executive Function Development in Children with Autism, after Receiving Early Intensive
Erik Winther Skogli1, Per Normann Andersen2, Jørn Isaksen3
1Innlandet Hospital Trust, Division Mental Health Care, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic , Lillehammer, Norway.
Abstract:
Objective: To examine the development of executive functions, in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), receiving early intensive behavioral training (EIBI). Method: Executive functions (EF) were assessed with The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Preschool Version (BRIEF-P), by parents and preschool teachers at the time of diagnostic assessment and after 15 months of EIBI intervention. Ten children with ASD (M = 2.9 years, nine males) participated in the study. Reliable Change Index scores were computed for each of the participants in order to investigate any significant change in BRIEF-P T-scores. Results: Three children showed a significant improvement in EF, based on parent ratings. Four children showed a significant improvement in EF based on preschool teacher ratings. Conclusion: Findings indicating a reliable improvement in one third of preschool children with ASD receiving EIBI are encouraging but need to be replicated in larger scale controlled studies.
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