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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.050
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CLINICAL CASE

Behavioral and neurophysiological effects of the early start Denver model in a child with autism spectrum disorder

Berezutskaya VP1 , Mikhailova AA2 , Shurygina DA3 , Pavlenko VB1
About authors

1 Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

2 Institute for biochemical technology, ecology and pharmacy, Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

3 Balaban Crimean republican clinical psychiatric hospital No. 1, Simferopol, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Vladimir B. Pavlenko
pr. Vernadskogo, 4, Simferopol, 295007, Russia; moc.liamg@55vapv

About paper

Funding: the work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 25-78-10035, https://rscf.ru/en/project/25-78-10035/.

Author contribution: Pavlenko VB, Mikhailova AA — study planning, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript drafting; Berezutskaya VP, Shurygina DA — data collection and analysis, manuscript drafting.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University (Minutes No. 8 of November 27, 2025). The parents provided informed consent for their child’s participation in the study.

Received: 2026-08-03 Accepted: 2026-09-07 Published online: 2026-09-17
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