Studies find Project ImPACT can be used effectively with families of children with social communication delays in different countries

Several recent studies conducted in different countries have found Project ImPACT to be feasible and/or effective for children with social communication delays, including India, the Netherlands, Zambia, China, Spain, and Iran.

• Sengupta, K., Javeri, A., Mascarenhas, C., Khaparde, O., & Mahadik, S. (in press).  Feasibility and acceptability of a synchronous online parent-mediated early intervention for children with autism in a low resource setting during COVID-19 pandemic.  International Journal of Disability, Development and Education.
• Sengupta, K., Mahadik, S., & Kapoor, G. (2020). Globalizing Project ImPACT: Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcomes of a parent-mediated social communication intervention for autism adapted to the Indian context. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 76, 101585.
• Zwitserlood‐Nijenhuis, M. A., Wiefferink, C. H., & Gerrits, E. (2023). A randomized study of parent‐versus child‐directed intervention for Dutch toddlers with DLD. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.
• Pierucci, J. M., Aquino, G. A., Pearson, A., Perez, M., Mwanza-Kabaghe, S., Sichimba, F., & Mooya, H. (2023). Parent-mediated intervention training for caregivers of children with developmental differences in Zambia. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 132, 104373.
• Li, F., Wu, D., Ren, F., Shen, L., Xue, M., Yu, J., … & Li, F. (2022). Effectiveness of online-delivered Project ImPACT for children With ASD and their parents: A piilot study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13: 806149.
• Bejarano-Martín, Á., Canal-Bedia, R., Magán-Maganto, M., Fabián, A. H., Castañeda, A. L. C., de Dios, S. M., … & de la Paz, M. P. (in press). Children with ASD: A Pilot Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
• Akhani, A., Dehghani, M., Gharraee, B., & Shooshtari, M. H. (2021). Parent training intervention for autism symptoms, functional emotional development, and parental stress in children with autism disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 62, 102735.