A Longitudinal RCT of P-ESDM With and Without Parental Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Impact on Child Outcomes.

Weitlauf AS, Broderick N, Alacia Stainbrook J, Slaughter JC, Taylor JL, Herrington CG, Nicholson AG, Santulli M, Dorris K, Garrett LJ, Hopton M, Kinsman A, Morton M, Vogel A, Dykens EM, Pablo Juárez A, Warren ZE. A Longitudinal RCT of P-ESDM With and Without Parental Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Impact on Child Outcomes. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2022 Dec;52(52). 5403-5413. PMID: 35040001 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC9289080 NIHMSID: NIHMS1775169.

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial (NCT03889821) examined Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in conjunction with the Parent-implemented Early Start Denver Model (P-ESDM). A previous report described improved metrics of parental distress (Weitlauf et al. in Pediatrics 145(Supplement 1):S81-S92, 2020). This manuscript examines child outcomes. 63 children with ASD (