Does Infant Therapy Prevent Autism? | Reviewing New Research
News outlets like The Telegraph, BBC News, and more shared recently about a pre-diagnosis intervention therapy that supposedly prevents autism or lowers the risk by 2/3rds. I decided to look into this research to help bring understanding to what is actually being shown in the study and push past sensationalized headlines. IndieAndy: / @indieandy Sez Francis: / sezfrancis1 References Bowler, J. (2021, September 21). A Landmark Autism Intervention Study Has Shown Dramatically Reduced Diagnosis Rates. ScienceAlert. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.sciencealert.com/landmark... Roxby, P. (2021, September 20). Early baby therapy could reduce autism diagnoses. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58626945 Sher-Censor, E., Dolev, S., Said, M., Baransi, N., & Amara, K. (2017). Coherence of Representations Regarding the Child, Resolution of the Child’s Diagnosis and Emotional Availability: A Study of Arab-Israeli Mothers of Children with ASD. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 47(10), 3139–3149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-32... van ’t Hof, M., Tisseur, C., van Berckelear-Onnes, I., van Nieuwenhuyzen, A., Daniels, A. M., Deen, M., Hoek, H. W., & Ester, W. A. (2021). Age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis from 2012 to 2019. Autism, 25(4), 862–873. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320971107 Video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD). (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ca... Whitehouse, A. J. O., Varcin, K. J., Pillar, S., Billingham, W., Alvares, G. A., Barbaro, J., Bent, C. A., Blenkley, D., Boutrus, M., Chee, A., Chetcuti, L., Clark, A., Davidson, E., Dimov, S., Dissanayake, C., Doyle, J., Grant, M., Green, C. C., Harrap, M., … Hudry, K. (2021). Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Outcomes to Diagnosis. JAMA Pediatrics, e213298. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatric... MERCH: https://stephanie-bethany.creator-spr... Become a channel member!: / @stephaniebethany Follow me on Facebook: / stephaniebethanyyt Follow me on Instagram: / stephanie_bethany My website: https://www.stephaniebethany.com/ Support my channel and become a Patron!: / stephaniebethany Or give once at https://ko-fi.com/stephaniebethany Sensory Tiles: https://cobyandbam.com/?ref=stephanie [be sure to use code stephanie783 at checkout for 20% off!] Please note that if you do buy through the link and use my code, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel!
