Parent implemented early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.

@article{McConachie2007ParentIE,
  title={Parent implemented early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.},
  author={Helen McConachie and Tim Diggle},
  journal={Journal of evaluation in clinical practice},
  year={2007},
  volume={13 1},
  pages={
          120-9
        },
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:913255}
}
It seems that parent training can successfully contribute to intervention for young children with ASD, however, the review highlights the need for improved research in this area.
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