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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Evidence Table. <strong>Therapies</strong> <strong>for</strong> children with ASD (continued)<br />

Study<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Author:<br />

Munasinghe et al.<br />

2010<br />

Country:<br />

Australia<br />

Intervention: Proteolytic<br />

enzyme supplement<br />

(Peptizyde)<br />

Sequence 1: supplement<br />

<strong>for</strong> 3 months, then 1 week<br />

Inclusion/ Exclusion<br />

Criteria/ Population<br />

Inclusion criteria:<br />

• aged 3-8 years<br />

• resident in the Perth<br />

metropolitan area<br />

• must meet DSM-IV<br />

criteria <strong>for</strong> Autistic<br />

C-15<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

Vineland<br />

Adaptive<br />

behavior<br />

composite, mean<br />

(SD):<br />

G1: 60.3 (15.2)<br />

G2: 62.8 (14.8)<br />

Commonly<br />

occurring comorbidities:<br />

NR<br />

Medical:<br />

NR<br />

Motor skills:<br />

NR<br />

Sensory:<br />

NR<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

academic<br />

attainment:<br />

NR<br />

Harms<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers<br />

No effect of age,<br />

baseline autism<br />

severity, nonverbal<br />

ability or<br />

SES on<br />

intervention effect<br />

Significant<br />

treatment by<br />

Center<br />

interactions <strong>for</strong><br />

Parental<br />

synchrony (P =<br />

0.005), child<br />

initiations (P =<br />

0.06). Smallest<br />

treatment<br />

differences noted<br />

in Manchester.<br />

NR Social skills:<br />

GBRS, therapist<br />

engagement<br />

score, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1a+G2b: 4.59 ±

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