A Pivotal Response Treatment Package for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An RCT

Pivotal response treatment for autism spectrum disorder: current perspectives

Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an evidence-based behavioral intervention based on applied behavior analysis principles aimed to improve social communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). PRT adopts a more naturalistic approach and focuses on using a number of strategies to help increase children's motivation during intervention. Since its conceptualization, PRT...

Designing Learning Spaces for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Although the problems and disabilities caused by autism spectrum disorders are constant companions to these individuals, timely treatment interventions can provide the necessary grounds for their empowerment., However, one thing that deserves attention is that  regular learning environments are not often designed to meet the needs and moods of children with autism spectrum disorder. Likewise, a...

Comparison of Motor Skills in At-risk with Autism Spectrum Disorder Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development Children

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterized by repetitive and stereotypical patterns, and difficulties with social communication and interaction in early childhood. Motor development and dysfunction in children with ASD has been the subject of study in recent years and has attracted much of the attention of researchers. As motor dysfunctions can ...

Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Behavioral interventions for autism have gained prominence in recent years; however, the neural-systems-level targets of these interventions remain poorly understood. We use a novel Bayesian framework to extract network-based differences before and after a 16-week pivotal response treatment (PRT) regimen. Our results suggest that the functional changes induced by PRT localize to the posterior c...