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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 />

Inclusion/ Exclusion<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/ Population<br />

Bass et al., 2009 Occupational therapy: Other characteristics, n:<br />

(continued) G1: 6<br />

Verbal:<br />

G2: 5<br />

G1: 9<br />

Occupational/speech G2: 6<br />

therapy:<br />

Non-verbal<br />

G1: 2<br />

G1: 10<br />

G2: 0<br />

Occupational/speech/<br />

physical therapy:<br />

G1: 0<br />

G2: 1<br />

Occupational/physical<br />

therapy:<br />

G1: 2<br />

G2: 5<br />

Speech therapy:<br />

G1: 1<br />

G2: 1<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1: 19<br />

G2: 15<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

G1: 19<br />

G2: 15<br />

G2: 9<br />

Author:<br />

Chan et al., 2009<br />

Country:<br />

China<br />

Practice<br />

setting:<br />

Academic<br />

Intervention<br />

setting:<br />

Academic<br />

Enrollment<br />

period:<br />

NR<br />

Funding:<br />

Culture Homes<br />

Ltd.<br />

Author industry<br />

relationship<br />

disclosures:<br />

NR<br />

Design:<br />

RCT<br />

Intervention:<br />

Inclusion criteria:<br />

Seven-star needle • <strong>Children</strong> with autism<br />

stimulation, 5-10 minute Exclusion criteria:<br />

treatment sessions, 5 • See inclusion criteria<br />

days a week <strong>for</strong> 6 weeks. Age, mean ± SD<br />

Therapist tapped the G1: 6.85 ± 1.76<br />

child’s skin quickly G2: 6.89 ± 1.77<br />

(approximately 20 times Mental age:<br />

every 5 seconds) with TONI, IQ ± SD:<br />

dermatoneural medical G1: 84.06 ± 15.75<br />

hammer; stimulation was G2: 86.82 ± 19.91<br />

per<strong>for</strong>med three times Gender, n:<br />

each on the 2 sides of the Male:<br />

child’s back along the G1: 13<br />

spine, along the midline of G2: 13<br />

the front side of the body, Female:<br />

and on dorsal and pos- G1: 3<br />

terior parts of the head G2: 3<br />

Assessments:<br />

Race/ethnicity:<br />

<strong>Children</strong> were assessed NR<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e and after the SES:<br />

treatment group Maternal education: NR<br />

underwent seven-star Household income: NR<br />

needle stimulation Diagnostic approach:<br />

(baseline and 6 weeks); Referral from special<br />

Parent’s Rating Question- education centers<br />

naire, developed <strong>for</strong> the Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

C-37<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

Sensory seeking:<br />

G1: 62 ± 9.0<br />

G2: 53.2 ± 10.5<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.001<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

Sensory<br />

sensitivity:<br />

G1: 17.2 ± 2.6<br />

G2: 15.7 ± 4.8<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.001<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.001<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

academic<br />

attainment:<br />

Sensory Profile<br />

inattention/distractibility<br />

score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 27 ± 4.6<br />

G2: 21.4 ± 4.5<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.001<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

Harms:<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers:<br />

NR<br />

Overall ratings: Overall ratings:<br />

Parent’s Rating Parent’s Rating<br />

Questionnaire Questionnaire<br />

score, mean ± SD: score, mean<br />

Language: change ± SD:<br />

G1: NR<br />

Language:<br />

G2: NR<br />

G1: 1.21 ± 0.73<br />

Social interaction: G2: 0.43 ± 0.35<br />

G1: NR<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

G2: NR<br />

Social interaction:<br />

Stereotyped G1: 1.07 ± 0.77<br />

behavior: G2: 0.42 ± 0.49<br />

G1: NR<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

G2: NR<br />

Stereotyped<br />

Motor functioning: behavior:<br />

G1: NR<br />

G1: 0.55 ± 1.08<br />

G2: NR<br />

G2: 0.34 ± 0.67<br />

Overall:<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1: NR<br />

G2: NR<br />

Motor functioning:<br />

Sensory: G1: 1.03 ± 1.15<br />

QEEG spectral G2: 0.59 ± 0.71<br />

amplitude, mean ± G1/G2: P = NS<br />

SD:<br />

Overall:<br />

Delta:<br />

G1: 0.97 ± 0.73<br />

G1: 244.80 ± 86.32 G2: 0.41 ± 0.41<br />

(n=7)<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.05

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