10.23641/asha.7298021.v1
Connie Kasari
Connie
Kasari
Alexandra Sturm
Alexandra
Sturm
Wendy Shih
Wendy
Shih
Personalizing interventions (Kasari et al., 2018)
ASHA journals
2018
ASHA Convention
2017
Research Symposium
Advances in Autism Research
autism
autism spectrum disorder
children
intervention
personalization
evidence-based
review
social
communication
language
impairment
modular
targeted
outcomes
research
methods
adaptive
treatment
designs
sequential multiple assignment randomized trial
empirical
study
clinical
practice
heterogeneity
Language
2018-11-08 22:12:30
Media
https://asha.figshare.com/articles/media/Personalizing_interventions_Kasari_et_al_2018_/7298021
<div><b>Purpose: </b>This review article introduces research methods for personalization of intervention. Our goals are to review evidence-based practices for improving social communication impairment in children with autism spectrum disorder generally and then how these practices can be systematized in ways that personalize intervention, especially for children who respond slowly to an initial evidence-based practice.</div><div><b>Method: </b>The narrative reflects on the current status of modular and targeted interventions on social communication outcomes in the field of autism research. Questions are introduced regarding personalization of interventions that can be addressed through research methods. These research methods include adaptive treatment designs and the Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial. Examples of empirical studies using research designs are presented to answer questions of personalization.</div><div><b>Conclusion:</b> Bridging the gap between research studies and clinical practice can be advanced by research that attempts to answer questions pertinent to the broad heterogeneity in children with autism spectrum disorder, their response to interventions, and the fact that a single intervention is not effective for all children.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Publisher Note: </b>This article is part of the Research Forum: Advances in Autism Research: From Learning Mechanisms to Novel Interventions.</div><div><br></div><div>Kasari, C., Sturm, A., & Shih, W. (2018). SMARTer approach to personalizing intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. <i>Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61</i>(11), 2629–2640. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-RSAUT-18-0029</div>