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Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary lockdown period in Italy, during which the delivery of in-person treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in public health services was discontinued. This occurrence represented a crucial challenge for both families and professionals. We ass...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37189940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040691 |
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author | Devescovi, Raffaella Bresciani, Giulia Colonna, Vissia Carrozzi, Marco Dissegna, Andrea Celea, Maria Antonella Cescon, Devid Frisari, Sara Guerrieri, Marcella Placer, Francesca Stocchi, Monica Terpini, Chiara Colombi, Costanza |
author_facet | Devescovi, Raffaella Bresciani, Giulia Colonna, Vissia Carrozzi, Marco Dissegna, Andrea Celea, Maria Antonella Cescon, Devid Frisari, Sara Guerrieri, Marcella Placer, Francesca Stocchi, Monica Terpini, Chiara Colombi, Costanza |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary lockdown period in Italy, during which the delivery of in-person treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in public health services was discontinued. This occurrence represented a crucial challenge for both families and professionals. We assessed the short-term outcomes of a sample of 18 children who received an early intervention with the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), delivered at low intensity over one year in the pre-pandemic period, after six months of interruption of in-presence treatment due to lockdown restrictions. Children who received the ESDM treatment maintained their gains in sociocommunicative skills and did not exhibit any developmental regression. Additionally, there was evidence of a decrease in the restrictive and repetitive behavior (RRB) domain. The parents, who were already familiar with the principles of the ESDM, only received telehealth support from therapists that aimed to sustain the gains already achieved. We believe that it is always helpful to support parents in their daily lives by implementing interactional and play skills with their children to integrate and consolidate the results obtained in the individual interventions conducted by experienced therapists. |
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spelling | pubmed-101364392023-04-28 Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown Devescovi, Raffaella Bresciani, Giulia Colonna, Vissia Carrozzi, Marco Dissegna, Andrea Celea, Maria Antonella Cescon, Devid Frisari, Sara Guerrieri, Marcella Placer, Francesca Stocchi, Monica Terpini, Chiara Colombi, Costanza Children (Basel) Article The COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary lockdown period in Italy, during which the delivery of in-person treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in public health services was discontinued. This occurrence represented a crucial challenge for both families and professionals. We assessed the short-term outcomes of a sample of 18 children who received an early intervention with the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), delivered at low intensity over one year in the pre-pandemic period, after six months of interruption of in-presence treatment due to lockdown restrictions. Children who received the ESDM treatment maintained their gains in sociocommunicative skills and did not exhibit any developmental regression. Additionally, there was evidence of a decrease in the restrictive and repetitive behavior (RRB) domain. The parents, who were already familiar with the principles of the ESDM, only received telehealth support from therapists that aimed to sustain the gains already achieved. We believe that it is always helpful to support parents in their daily lives by implementing interactional and play skills with their children to integrate and consolidate the results obtained in the individual interventions conducted by experienced therapists. MDPI 2023-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10136439/ /pubmed/37189940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040691 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Devescovi, Raffaella Bresciani, Giulia Colonna, Vissia Carrozzi, Marco Dissegna, Andrea Celea, Maria Antonella Cescon, Devid Frisari, Sara Guerrieri, Marcella Placer, Francesca Stocchi, Monica Terpini, Chiara Colombi, Costanza Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title | Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title_full | Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title_fullStr | Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title_short | Short-Term Outcomes of an ESDM Intervention in Italian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder following the COVID-19 Lockdown |
title_sort | short-term outcomes of an esdm intervention in italian children with autism spectrum disorder following the covid-19 lockdown |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37189940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040691 |
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