Delay to Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Educational Outcomes for a Medicaid-Enrolled Cohort of Children with Autism

Adele F. Dimian; Frank J. Symons; Jason J. Wolff

doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04586-1

Delay to Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Educational Outcomes for a Medicaid-Enrolled Cohort of Children with Autism

Adele F. Dimian, Frank J. Symons, Jason J. Wolff

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Abstract

Increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has underscored the need for early intervention services. Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) is among the most common evidence-based approaches, however, stakeholders report significant waitlists. The effects of these delays to intervention are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of delay to EIBI for preschool aged children with ASD on later educational outcomes. Medicaid records from Minnesota (2008–2010) were used to evaluate a cohort diagnosed with ASD and their later educational outcomes from 2010 to 2014 (n = 667) using generalized estimating equations. Approximately 70% of children experienced a delay to EIBI and children that experienced less delay and started EIBI at a younger age had better educational outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1054-1066
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04586-1
State	Published - Jul 8 2020

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