New Research Suggests More Intervention May Not Increase Benefits for Autistic Kids
Healthcare professionals normally recommend higher intensity interventions when a child is diagnosed with autism, amounting to roughly 40 hours weekly to support their development. Now a new study has determined that additional hours of intervention for autistic children did not offer any increased benefits. The study was led by UNC School of Medicine’s Micheal Sandbank, as well as other investigators across America. For their study, the investigators obtained data from early-childhood intervention studies that involved more than 9,000 kids between 0 and 8 years of age. Once the data was obtained, the researchers carried out a meta-analysis to find out…











