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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 />

begin new or terminate DSM-IV criteria<br />

ABC irritability 0.0001), social<br />

ongoing therapies during Diagnostic category, n score, mean ± SD: interaction (P =<br />

the study<br />

(%):<br />

G1: 13.2 ± 9.5 0.0473), eye<br />

N at enrollment: <strong>Autism</strong>: 62 (100)<br />

G2: 12.2 ± 7.9 contact (P = 0.01)<br />

G1: 33<br />

PDD-NOS: 0<br />

ABC hyperactivity & activity level (P<br />

G2: 29<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

Aspergers: 0<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

Other characteristics: NR G1: 20.7 ± 9.9<br />

= 0.05).<br />

G1: 29<br />

G2: 20.1 ± 8.2 CGI score,<br />

G2: 26<br />

parent-rated,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 2.7 ± .81<br />

G2: 3.17 ± .73<br />

G1/BL: P =<br />

0.0336<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

Rossignol et al.,<br />

Sensory:<br />

CGI score,<br />

2009 (continued)<br />

ATEC sensory/ parent-rated, n<br />

cognitive awareness (%):<br />

score, mean ± SD: 1, 2 or 3:<br />

G1: 18.1 ± 5.2 G1: 27/30 (90)<br />

G2: 19.6 ± 5.6 G2: 19/26 (73)<br />

Medical:<br />

ATEC health/<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

physical/behavioral More children<br />

score, mean ± SD: improved in G1<br />

G1: 23.5 ± 11.5 compared to G2<br />

G2: 22.4 ± 8.3 in parent- rated<br />

CGI receptive<br />

language (P =<br />

0.02) and eye<br />

contact (P = 0.03)<br />

ABC total score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 46.4 ± 24.7<br />

G2: 45.5 ± 17.3<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1/BL: P = 0.01<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

ATEC total score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 65.9 ± 16.4<br />

G2: 70.1 ± 21.9<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1/BL: P = 0.002<br />

G2/BL: P = 0.04<br />

Social skills:<br />

ABC social<br />

withdrawal score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 9.3 ± 6.7<br />

G2: 8.9 ± 5.6<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

ATEC sociability<br />

score, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

C-96

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