Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2021
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
First Advisor
Myriam Kornisch
Second Advisor
Rebecca Lowe
Third Advisor
Carolyn Higdon
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of Early Intervention (EI) provided via a hybrid model of teletherapy and traditional face-to-face therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to children without ASD.
Methods: In total, 10 children were evaluated receiving early intervention via a hybrid model of teletherapy and traditional face-to-face therapy. The children were divided up into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 5 children with ASD and Group 2 consisted of children without ASD. All children were assessed using the Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale (RITLS).
Results: After 20 early intervention sessions, children with ASD demonstrated improvement in all skill areas, but the improvement was not statistically significant. In contrast, children without ASD showed a significant improvement in language expression (p = .041). In addition, children without ASD showed a significant improvement in the areas of pragmatics (p = .034) and language expression (p = .035) compared to children with autism.
Conclusion: The current study supports previous research suggesting that children with ASD may need more intervention sessions in order to fully master new communication skills as compared to children without ASD. Additionally, incorporating traditional 1:1 treatment may illicit visual focus on the SLP and stimulate social attention in order to further develop expressive and recessive skills.
Recommended Citation
Ponthier, Rylan, "Clinical Effectiveness of Early Intervention via a Hybrid Teletherapy Model: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2021). Honors Theses. 1795.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1795
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