Spoken language shows some improvement following intervention for children with autism: but for which children and why?

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder of core social-communication impairment and behavioural inflexibility, often accompanied by delayed language development.1 A key research goal is to understand which interventions are effective, for whom and to what extent. Existing meta-analyses have considered whether particular approaches improve core symptoms, cognitive ability and adaptive behaviour in autism.2 This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of early behavioural interventions on language outcomes for young children with autism (
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