Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD (continued)
Study
Inclusion/ Exclusion
Description Intervention
Criteria/ Population
was coded during joint criteria (Korean version
engagement episodes. unavailable for earlier 6
Groups:
participants)
All participants received Diagnostic category, n
music therapy and play (%):
therapy
Autistic disorder: 10 (100)
G1: music therapy Other characteristics, n
G2: toy play sessions (%):
Providers, n:
Music therapists: 2
Play therapist: 1
Music therapy graduate
students: 3
Treatment manual
followed:
“semi-flexible treatment
manual developed and
used for both conditions”
Non-verbal: 5 (50)
Verbal: 5 (50)
Kim et al., 2008* Defined protocol
Kim et al., 2009† followed:
(continued) NR
Measure of treatment
fidelity reported:
No
Co-interventions held
stable during treatment:
NR
Concomitant therapies:
NR
N at enrollment:
G1=G2: 15
N at follow-up:
G1=G2: 10
C-60
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
G1: 3.00 ± 4.64
G2: 1.02 ± 2.59
G1/G2: P < 0.001
ANOVA:
Significant difference
between
selected sessions
(P < 0.01) and
undirected and
directed parts
(P < 0.01)
Initiation of
engagement by
child, frequency,
mean ± SD:
G1: 3.41 ± 4.98
G2: 0.28 ± 0.71
G1/G2: P < 0.001
ANOVA:
Significant difference
between
selected sessions
(P < 0.01) and
undirected and
directed parts
(P = 0.03)
Initiation of
interaction by
therapist,
frequency, mean
± SD:
G1: 8.05 ± 5.13
G2: 10.05 ± 6.47
G1/G2: P < 0.01
Communication/
language:†
Emotional
synchronicity,
mean ± SD:
Duration:
G1: 12.18 ± 22.20
G2: 2.44 ± 9.35
G1/G2: P < 0.001
Frequency:
G1: 1.91 ± 3.45
G2: 0.38 ± 1.01
G1/G2: P < 0.001
ANOVA:
Significant difference
between