ESDM Research articles

2021

• Social-communicative gestures at baseline predict verbal and nonverbal gains for children with autism receiving the Early Start Denver Model

• The effect of early autism intervention on parental sense of efficacy in a randomized trial depends on the initial level of parent stress

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2020

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• A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Intervention Intensity and Intervention Style on Outcomes for Young Children With Autism

• [Effect of parental training based on Early Start Denver Model combined with intensive training on children with autism spectrum disorder and its impact on parenting stress]​

• Can the Early Start Denver Model Be Considered ABA Practice?

• Interaction of Treatment Intensity and Autism Severity on Frequency and Maturity of Spontaneous Communication in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• The Effects of the Early Start Denver Model for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta- Analysis 

2019

• Outcomes of children receiving Group-Early Start Denver Model in an inclusive versus autism-specific setting: A pilot randomized controlled trial

• Feasibility and Outcomes of the Early Start Denver Model Implemented with Low Intensity in a Community Setting in Austria

• A Multisite Randomized Controlled Two-Phase Trial of the Early Start Denver Model Compared to Treatment as Usual

2018

• School Age Outcomes of Children Diagnosed Early and Later with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Extending the Parent-Delivered Early Start Denver Model to Young Children with Fragile X Syndrome

• Effects of Parent-Implemented Early Start Denver Model Intervention on Chinese Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

• A Pilot Study of a Culturally Adapted Early Intervention for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders in China

2017

• Cost Offset Associated With Early Start Denver Model for Children With Autism

2016

•  ​Treatment-related changes in children’s communication impact on maternal satisfaction and psychological distress 

• There are Gains, But can we Tell for Whom and Why? Predictors of Treatment Response Following Group Early Start Denver Model Intervention in Preschool - Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 

• The Early Start Denver Model: A play-based intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders

• Telehealth Parent Training in the Early Start Denver Model: Results From a Randomized Controlled Study

• Outcome for Children Receiving the Early Start Denver Model Before and After 48 Months

• Implementation of the Early Start Denver Model in an Italian community

• Early diagnosis and Early Start Denver Model intervention in autism spectrum disorders delivered in an Italian Public Health System service

2015

• Evidence for the Implementation of the Early Start Denver Model for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Long-Term Outcomes of Early Intervention in 6-Year-Old Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder 

• Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: Empirically Validated Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder

2014

• The motivation for very early intervention for infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorders

• Reducing maladaptive behaviors in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder using the Early Start Denver Model

• Potential neural mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder

• New experimental treatments for core social domain in autism spectrum disorders

• Effectiveness and Feasibility of the Early Start Denver Model Implemented in a Group-Based Community Childcare Setting.

• Autism Treatment in the First Year of Life: A Pilot Study of Infant Start

• Autism and the mirror neuron system: insights from learning and teaching

2013

• The Impact of Parent-Delivered Intervention on Parents of Very Young Children with Autism

• Community Dissemination of the Early Start Denver Model: Implications for Science and Practice 

• Clinical outcomes of an early intervention program for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a community group setting

2012

• Brief Report: Predictors of Outcomes in the Early Start Denver Model Delivered in a Group Setting 

• Early Behavioral Intervention Is Associated With Normalized Brain Activity in Young Children With Autism 

• Effects of a Brief Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)–Based Parent Intervention on Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Telehealth for Expanding the Reach of Early Autism Training to Parents

2010

• Behavioral Treatments in Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Do We Know?

2009

• Can one hour per week of therapy lead to lasting changes in young children with autism?

• Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intervention for Toddlers With Autism: The Early Start Denver Model

2008

• The Early Start Denver Model | A Case Study of an Innovative Practice