We retrospectively compared 2 groups of children receiving either behavioral treatment
(n=13) or eclectic treatment (n=15) for an average of 12 hours per week. Children were
assessed on intelligence, language, adaptive functioning and maladaptive behavior at
pretreatment and 2 years into treatment. The groups did not differ significantly at
pretreatment. After 2 years of treatment, the behavioral group made larger gains than the
eclectic group in most areas. However, gains were more modest than those reported in
previous studies with children receiving more intensive behavioral treatment, and it is
questionable whether they were clinically significant