Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Preschoolers with Severe Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.

Smith, Tristram; Eikeseth, Svein; Klevstrand, Morten; Lovaas, O. Ivar

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ERIC Number: EJ556920

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Preschoolers with Severe Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.

Smith, Tristram; Eikeseth, Svein; Klevstrand, Morten; Lovaas, O. Ivar

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v102 n3 p238-49 Nov 1997

A study accessed the outcomes achieved by preschoolers with both severe mental retardation and autistic features who received intensive Lovass (O Ivar) behavioral treatment (n=11) and those who received minimal treatment (n=10). Results found that the intensively treated children obtained a higher mean IQ and evinced more expressive speech. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Ability, Developmental Disabilities, Expressive Language, Intelligence Quotient, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/65448

IES Cited: ED511483