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Lounds Taylor J, Dove D, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, et al. Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Aug. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 65.)

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Appendix GQuality of the Literature

Table G-1Quality of the literature

Author YearGroup DesignRandom AssignmentAppropriate Comparison GroupCorrect RandomizationSystematic Diagnostic ApproachClear Sample CharacterizationClear Inclusion/Exclusion CriteriaAttrition ReportedIntervention Fully DescribedTreatment Fidelity MonitoredAdherence Measured/ReportedConcomitant Interventions Held Steady/ReportedOutcome Measures Reliable and ValidOutcome Data Collected From Appropriate SourcesOutcomes Coded BlindlyAppropriate Statistical AnalysisRating
Laugeson 20111+−+−−++−++−−++−+P
Verhoven 20112−NANANA+++NA−−NA−++−+P
Garcia-Villamisar 20103+++−+++−+−NA−++++F
Gentry 20104−NANANA−−+++++−++−+P
Greher 20105−NANANA−−+NA+−−−−+−−P
Valenti 20106−NANANA+++NA+−NA−++−+P
Laugeson 20097+++−−+++++NA+++−+P
Lawer 20098−NANANA−−+NA−−NA−++−+P
Garcia-Villamisar 20079+−+NA+++−−−NA−++−+P
Jewell 200710−NANANA−−+−+NANA−++−+P
Tse 200711−NANANA−−+++−NA−++−+P
Golan 2006-112+−+NA−++++−++++++P
Golan 2006-212+−+NA−+−++−+−++++P
Hellings 200613++−++++++NA−+++++P
Kaplan 200514−NANANA−−+−−−NA−−+−+P
Howlin 200515−NANANA+++−++NA−++−+P
O’Connor 200416+++−+++NA+NANA−++−+P
Van Bourgondien 200317+−+NA−+−−−−NA−−+−−P
Garcia-Villamisar 200218, 19+−+NA++−−−−NA−++−−P
Remington 200120+++++−+++NA−+++−+F
Silver 200121+++−−++++++−+−+−P
Mawhood 199922+−+NA−++++++−++−−P
McDougle 199823−NANANA+++++NA−+++−+P
McDougle 199824+++++++++NA−+++++F
Brodkin 199725−NANANA+++++NA−+++−+P
Bebko 199626−NANANA++−++−NA−++−+P
McDougle 199627+++−+++++NA−+++++F
Willemsen-Swinkels 199528+++−+−+++NA−−++++F
Eberlin 199329−NANANA++++++NA−++−−P
Cook 199230−NANANA++−++NA−−++−+P
Elliott 199131+−+NA++−−++NA−++−+P
Nelson 198032+++−−++−+−NA−++−+P

F=fair; NA=not applicable; P=poor

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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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8.
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17.
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18.
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19.
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20.
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21.
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24.
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25.
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27.
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28.
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29.
Eberlin M, McConnachie G, Ibel S, et al. Facilitated communication: a failure to replicate the phenomenon. J Autism Dev Disord. 1993 Sep;23(3):507–30. [PubMed: 8226584]
30.
Cook EH, Rowlett R, Jaselskis C, et al. Fluoxetine treatment of children and adults with autistic disorder and mental retardation. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1992 Jul;31(4):739–45. [PubMed: 1644739]
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