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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Table 36. Intervention, strength of evidence domains, and strength of evidence <strong>for</strong> key outcomes<br />

Intervention Domains pertaining to Strength of Evidence (SOE): SOE<br />

Risk of Bias Consistency Directness Precision<br />

Adaptive behavior<br />

Behavioral, UCLA/Lovaas<br />

Adverse events/harms<br />

Medium Consistent Direct Imprecise Low<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics<br />

(Aripiprazole)<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics Low Consistent Direct Precise High<br />

(Risperidone)<br />

ASDs symptom severity<br />

Behavioral, UCLA/Lovaas Medium Inconsistent Direct Precise Low<br />

Medical, Secretin<br />

Challenging behavior<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High (lack of<br />

effectiveness)<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics<br />

(Aripiprazole)<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics Low Consistent Direct Precise Moderate<br />

(Risperidone)<br />

IQ/cognitive<br />

Behavioral, UCLA/Lovaas Medium Consistent Direct Precise Low<br />

Medical, Secretin<br />

Language/communication<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High (lack of<br />

effectiveness)<br />

Behavioral, UCLA/Lovaas Medium Consistent Direct Precise Low<br />

Medical, Secretin<br />

Repetitive behavior<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High (lack of<br />

effectiveness)<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics<br />

(Aripiprazole)<br />

Low Consistent Direct Precise High<br />

Medical, Antipsychotics Low Consistent Direct Precise Moderate<br />

(Risperidone)<br />

Social skills/social behaviors<br />

Medical, Secretin Low Consistent Direct Precise High (lack of<br />

effectiveness)<br />

ASDs=<strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> <strong>Disorders</strong>; SOE=strength of evidence; SRIs-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; UCLA=University<br />

of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Los Angeles<br />

Most intervention-outcome combinations have insufficient strength of evidence at this time,<br />

often because studies were either too diverse in interventions and outcomes studied to<br />

summarize, or because the field is early in its development (Table 37).<br />

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