Making autism research history: The Preschool Autism Communication Trial

This study furthers the field by setting a new bar for the minimum standards of rigorous methodology needed in trials that have potentially far-reaching service and policy implications.References:Green, J., Charman, T., McConachie, H., Aldred, C., Slonims, V., Howlin, P., Le Couteur, A., Leadbitter, K., Hudry, K.,& Byford, S. (2010). Parent-mediated communication-focused treatment in children with autism (PACT): a randomised controlled trialThe Lancet, 375 (9732), 2152-2160 DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60587-9Spence, S.,& Thurm, A. (2010). Testing autism interventions: trials and tribulationsThe Lancet, 375 (9732), 2124-2125 DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60757-X
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