Education and Training
An Evaluation of a Developmentally-Based Parent Training Program for Children With Autism
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a parent training program in the treatment of social and communication deficits in children with autism. Specifically, this study will evaluate a developmentally based parent delivered intervention in the community developed by Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE).
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- behavioral: Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE ) developmentally based parent delivered intervention
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- meets DSM-IV-TR criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (pervasive developmental
disorder) on the basis of clinical evaluation and the research diagnostic methods
- age range between 18 months and 6.11 years
- male or female in good medical health
- will be starting PACE parent training program
- intends on continuing PACE program for a minimum of 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- medically unstable (e.g., more than one seizure a month)
- a medical diagnosis that causes autism like symptomology (e.g., Fragile X, Down
syndrome, Angelman's syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Rett's disorder)
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Months - 6 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Christina Ardel, MA
650-736-1235
Not Recruiting