Applied behavior analysis 2022

Applied behavior analysis
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Article Review Table:
Reichow, B., Barton, E. E., Boyd, B. A., & Hume, K. (2012). Early intensive behavioral
intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). American
Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Intro:
Previous Studies: This article used previous works done by other authors to examine early
intensive behavioral intervention that is used in treating young children with ASD. Horward et
al., Magiati, Charman and Howlin, Remington et al. are some of the previous works that was
used to investigate EIBI effects on adaptive, communication and language skills as well as
autism symptom severity, social skills and intelligence.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to systematically review the EIBI evidence
effectiveness in reducing the severity of autism, enhancing intelligence as well as heightening
functional skills and behavior for young children.
Method:
Participants/Setting: In this article, five studies in the UK and USA were conducted. Two of
the studies were conducted in the UK while the remaining three were carried in the USA and
lasted between 24 months and 36 months. Out of the five studies, only one study utilized
random method to select a comparison or treatment group. In this study, only one study
randomly assigned children to comparison or treatment group. The other four studies utilized
the preference of parents in assigning children to groups. This study had 219 participants in the
five studies. Out of the 219 participants, 116 were grouped into EIBI groups and 103 children
was grouped in special service groups. Most of the participants used in this study were less
than six years during treatment.
Design: The result of this study was collected using randomized control trials, controlled
clinical trials and quasi RCTs. The result was then synthesized using a meta-analysis random-
effects model with the average effect size difference for outcomes examined on standardized
mean difference as well as identical scale.
DV: In this study, the dependent variable is EIBI effectiveness in increasing skills and
behaviors or reducing the severity of autism in children.
IV: In this study, the independent variable is young children with ASD.
Procedure: The study first used random control trials as well as controlled clinical trials in
comparing no-treatment or treatment control condition. It then analyzed the five studies results
utilizing meta-analysis random effect model and used GRADE approach in rating the quality
of the study.
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