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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 Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/ Population Measures Outcomes<br />

G2b: 5 NR<br />

with scores of 1 or 2 behavior<br />

Race/ethnicity, n (%): on anxiety and subscale, 9<br />

NR<br />

stress management months, mean:<br />

SES:<br />

questions, n (%):* G1a: 34.6<br />

Maternal education: NR G1a: 17 (85) G1b: 41.1<br />

Household income: NR G1b: 16 (100) G2a: 40.0<br />

Diagnostic approach:<br />

G2b: 43.8<br />

Referral<br />

G1a/BL: P < 0.05<br />

Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

G1b/BL: P < 001<br />

DSM-IV<br />

G2a/BL: P = NS<br />

Diagnostic category:<br />

G2b/BL: P = NS<br />

NR<br />

SCDS, 9 months,<br />

Other characteristics:<br />

participants with<br />

NR<br />

scores of 1 or 2<br />

on flexibility/<br />

transi-tions<br />

questions, n (%):*<br />

G1a: 11 (55)<br />

G1b: 5 (31)<br />

Commonly<br />

occurring comorbidities:<br />

SCDS, 9 months,<br />

participants with<br />

scores of 1 or 2<br />

on anxiety and<br />

stress management<br />

questions, n<br />

(%):*<br />

G1a: 9 (45)<br />

G1b: 7 (44)<br />

Harms:<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers:<br />

NR<br />

Comments: *A score of 1 or 2 reflects no or very limited demonstrations of positive adaptive behavior.<br />

Author:<br />

Hayward et al.,<br />

2009<br />

Eikeseth et al.,<br />

2009†<br />

Country:<br />

UK<br />

Practice<br />

setting:<br />

Academic<br />

Intervention<br />

setting:<br />

Home and clinic<br />

Enrollment<br />

period:<br />

Autumn 1998 to<br />

Spring 2005<br />

Funding:<br />

NIH<br />

Author industry<br />

Intervention:<br />

UCLA intensive ABA,<br />

either clinic based (G1) or<br />

parent managed (G2)<br />

Duration: 1 year<br />

Frequency, hours/week,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 37.4 ± 3.47<br />

G2: 34.2 ± 5.29<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Supervision intensity per<br />

month, hours (range):†<br />

G2: 5.2 (2.9-7.8)<br />

Cumulative supervision<br />

intensity, hours ± SD<br />

(range):†<br />

G2: 73.05 ± 24.80 (40-<br />

109.5)<br />

Assessments:<br />

ADI-R, administered by<br />

Inclusion criteria:<br />

• Joined UK Young <strong>Autism</strong><br />

Project within the<br />

enrollment period<br />

• Diagnosis of autism<br />

according to ICD-10<br />

criteria<br />

• Age at intake between<br />

24-42 months<br />

• No other severe medical<br />

conditions certified by<br />

medical practitioner<br />

Exclusion criteria:<br />

• See inclusion criteria<br />

Age, months ± SD:<br />

G1: 35.7 ± 6.2<br />

G2: 34.4 ± 5.7<br />

Mental age:<br />

See baseline measures<br />

Gender, n:<br />

C-44<br />

Communication/<br />

language:<br />

RDLS score, mean<br />

± SD:<br />

Comprehension:<br />

G1: 20.0 ± 0.0<br />

G2: 20.7 ± 2.8<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Expressive:<br />

G1: 20.2 ± 1.0<br />

G2: 20.7 ± 3.3<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Adaptive behavior:<br />

VABS composite<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 62.3 ± 6.8<br />

G2: 65.1 ± 10.4<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

Communication/<br />

language:<br />

RDLS score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

Comprehension:<br />

G1: 26.7 ± 7.0<br />

G2: 28.4 ± 9.5<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1+G2/BL: P <<br />

0.01<br />

Expressive:<br />

G1: 26.4 ± 6.1<br />

G2: 27.6 ± 7.6<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1+G2/BL: P <<br />

0.01<br />

Adaptive<br />

behavior:<br />

VABS composite<br />

score, mean ±

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