Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD (continued)
Study
Description Intervention
Kasari et al., 2006
Kasari et al.,
2008†
(continued)
Inclusion/ Exclusion
Criteria/ Population
C-146
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
Pointing:
(P = NS)
G1: 2.35 ± 4.04 Responds joint
G2: 2.62 ± 3.47 attention:
G3: 2.18 ± 3.52 G1: 16.55 ± 6.64
Giving:
G2: 12.04 ± 5.91
G1: 1.65 ± 2.79 G3: 9.35 ± 6.00
G2: 2.09 ± 2.68 G1/G2: P < 0.05
G3: 1.47 ± 2.21 G1/G3: P < 0.05
Showing:
G2/G3: P = NS
G1: 1.00 ± 1.34 ANOVA: time
G2: 2.90 ± 7.48 (P < 0.01), time
G3: 0.53 ± 0.71 Х treatment
Mother-child (P < 0.01)
interaction, seconds Joint attention
± SD:
initiations
Child-initiated joint composite, mean
attention:
± SD (range):
G1: 140 ± 109 Post-intervention:
G2: 128 ± 179 G1: 5.23 ± 3.14
G3: 229 ± 291 (3.76-6.69)
Mother-initiated joint G2: 4.70 ± 3.40
attention:
(3.16-6.25)
G1: 449 ± 191 G3: 3.65 ± 2.89
G2: 432 ± 233
G3: 382 ± 226
(2.17-5.14)
Mother-child 12 month follow-
interactions, mean ± up:†
SD:
G1: 6.44 ± 2.89
Functional types: (5.09-7.79)
G1: 5.33 ± 4.15 G2: 7.92 ± 4.81
G2: 6.45 ± 4.84 (5.45-10.39)
G3: 5.71 ± 3.87 G3: 2.91 ± 4.12
Symbolic types: (0.71-5.10)
G1: 1.76 ± 2.77 G1/G2: P = NS
G2: 3.65 ± 4.73 G1/G3: P < 0.05
G3: 3.12 ± 4.70 G2/G3: P < 0.05
Level of play: Joint attention
G1: 4.89 ± 2.62 responses, mean
G2: 6.14 ± 2.61 ± SD (range):
G3: 5.70 ± 2.83 Post-intervention:
Adaptive behavior: G1: 16.55 ± 6.64
Symbolic play level (13.44-19.66)
composite, mean ± G2: 12.05 ± 5.91
SD (range):† (9.36-14.74)
G1: 6.44 ± 2.03 G3: 9.35 ± 6.00
(5.49-7.39) (6.27-12.44)
G2: 5.37 ± 2.43 12 month follow-
(4.26-6.48) up:†
G3: 6.18 ± 2.24 G1: 10.00 ± 3.58
(5.02-7.33) (8.22-11.78)
Symbolic play types G2: 10.88 ± 4.01
composite, mean ± (8.82-12.95)
SD (range): G3: 9.30 ± 4.47
G1: 3.83 ± 3.84 (6.10-12.50)
(2.03-5.62) G1/G2: P = NS
G2: 2.10 ± 2.54 G1/G3: P < 0.05
(0.94-3.25) G2/G3: P < 0.05