After Early Autism Diagnosis: Changes in Intervention and Parent–Child Interaction

This study documents the relation between an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, increases in intervention, and changes in parent–child interaction quality. Information about intervention and observations of interaction were collected before diagnosis and a half year after diagnosis for 79 low-risk toddlers who had screened positive for ASD risk during a well-baby checkup. Children diagnosed with ASD (n = 44) were 2.69 times more likely to...