Which study group are we in?
As we are seeing if the programme is useful for families, we need some families to receive the programme and some to continue receiving their usual care. To keep this fair, families are randomly allocated to each group by a computer. These include services that are readily available on the NHS and from local services. If you would like to know more about these services you can download the 'Support and Activities' information from our downloads page.
Monitoring Group
If you are in the monitoring group you and your child will continue to receive the standard medical care usually available to you and we will see you at the 3 research visits that both groups receive.
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During these research visits you will complete some questionnaires and we will have a chat about your child's behaviour and communication. All of these questionnaires are widely used in standard care or in research studies. We will also bring along some toys and film short clips (only a few minutes long) of you doing some activities with your child.
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For both groups, if two parents/caregivers are taking part in the study, it would be important for you both to attend all the visits together. All visits will be at your home, or at another convenient and suitable location if you prefer.
Programme Group
If you are in the programme group, alongside the 3 research visits you will also receive 6 home-based visits.
During these 6 visits a trained health professional will film some short clips of you and your child doing everyday activities together such as: playing with toys, reading together and a mealtime.
As well as this they also look back at these clips with you, talking together about things they have noticed about your child's behaviour and communication.
They will also try and help you to try out different ways of responding to day to day situations, as well as more challenging moments.