Outcome of Home-Based Early Intervention for Autism in Sri Lanka: Follow-Up of a Cohort and Comparison with a Nonintervention Group

Table 3

Effect size for outcome in the experimental group at 3 months and 6 months after intervention and between 3 and 6 months.

Outcome measure	ES 0–3 months after intervention (95% CI)	ES for 0–6 months after intervention (95% CI)	ES for 3–6 months after intervention (95% CI)
Sustained eye contact	1.67 (1.27–2.09)	2.71 (2.65–2.76)	1.03 (0.97–1.08)
Response to name	1.50 (1.11–1.91)	2.46 (2.40–2.51)	0.95 (0.90–0.99)
Social reciprocity	1.54 (1.13–1.93)	2.51 (2.45–2.56)	0.87 (0.84–0.93)
Imitative behavior	1.46 (1.11–1.80)	2.23 (2.16–2.29)	0.75 (0.70–0.79)
Pointing	1.12 (1.07–1.16)	1.85 (1.79–1.90)	0.91 (0.86–0.95)

95% CI: 95% confidence interval; ES: effect size.