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Early Start Denver Model

What is it?

  • Early intervention approach for children with Autism
  • Ages 12-48 months
  • Play-based therapy
  • Backed by peer-reviewed, published empirical work

How was it developed?

  • Psychologists Sally Rogers PhD & Geraldine Dawson PhD 1980s
  • Extension of the Denver Model

Where do we use it?

  • Many different settings
  • Certified therapists and parents

Steps to Certification

The Details

  • Order & read the manual: The Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism: Promoting Language, Learning, and Engagement by Sally Rogers and Geraldine Dawson
  • Attend two workshops
  • Submit follow-up materials
  • Individual and group settings
  • Promotes development
  • Two main areas of focus
  • Primary and secondary set of processes
  • Family focused
  • Play-based approach
  • ABA-based teaching strategies
  • Team Meetings

Results/Future Research

  • EDSM shows long-term improvement
  • Insufficient research

References

  • http://www.abaforum.dk/artikler/2003/sally_rogers.php
  • https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/early-start-denver-model-esdm
  • Dawson, G., Rogers, S., Munson, J., Smith, M., Winter, J., Greenson, J., . . . Varley, J. (2010). Randomized, controlled trial of an intervention for toddlers with autism: The early start denver model. Pediatrics, 125(1), e17-e23. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0958
  • Estes, A., Munson, J., Rogers, S. J., Greenson, J., Winter, J., & Dawson, G. (2015). Long-term outcomes of early intervention in 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(7), 580-587. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2015.04.005
  • http://nationalautismnetwork.com/about-autism/autism-treatments/early-start-denver-model.html
  • http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/professional-training/esdm/
  • Rogers, S. J., & Dawson, G. (2010). Early start denver model for young children with autism: Promoting language, learning, and engagement Guilford Press, New York, NY. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.emich.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/622227402?accountid=10650
  • http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/research/esdm/
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