Waddington, H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-0805
Wilson, E.
van Noorden, L.
Macaskill, A. C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-5340
Carnett, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0494-3941
Vivanti, G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-9157
Article History
Accepted: 5 September 2024
First Online: 18 September 2024
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: E.M., H.W., and L.v.N. are certified ESDM therapists. G.V. is a certified ESDM therapist and ESDM trainer and receives royalties from the book “Implementing the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism.”
: This research received ethical clearance from the New Zealand National Health and Disability Ethics Committee (reference no. 18/NTA/35).
: Parents of participating children read an information sheet and gave informed consent. The non-autistic older siblings were read an age-appropriate information sheet and gave assent by coloring in a thumbs-up icon. Assent from the autistic children was inferred by their willingness to engage in the play sessions with their sibling.