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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<br />

Study<br />

Inclusion/Exclusion Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/Population Measures Outcomes<br />

Owens et al., Concomitant therapies, SES:<br />

VABS communi-<br />

2008 (continued) n (%):<br />

Maternal education: NR<br />

cation score,<br />

G1:<br />

Household income: NR<br />

mean ± SD<br />

Speech and language: Diagnostic approach:<br />

G1: 91.88 ± 18.83<br />

G1: 3 (19)<br />

Referral, diagnosis was<br />

G2: 83.13 ± 16.34<br />

G2: 4 (27)<br />

confirmed in study<br />

G3: 76.06 ± 17.17<br />

G3: 7 (44)<br />

Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

OT:<br />

ADI-R <strong>for</strong> G1 and G2; SCQ<br />

G2/BL: P < 0.01<br />

G1: 0<br />

<strong>for</strong> G3<br />

G3/BL: P = NS<br />

G2: 0<br />

Diagnostic category, n<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G3: 4 (25)<br />

(%):<br />

G1/G3: P = NS<br />

GF/CF diet:<br />

High functioning autism:<br />

G2/G3: P = NS<br />

G1: 1 (6)<br />

G1: 5 (31)<br />

VABS<br />

G2: 0<br />

G2: 1 (7)<br />

maladaptive<br />

G3: 1 (6)<br />

G3: 2 (13)<br />

behaviors score,<br />

N at enrollment: Aspergers:<br />

mean ± SD<br />

G1: 16 (in 5 groups) G1: 8 (50)<br />

G1: 13.81 ± 5.23<br />

G2: 15 (in 5 groups) G2: 8 (53)<br />

G2: 16.69 ± 5.79<br />

G3: 16<br />

G3: 11 (69)<br />

G3: 22.75 ± 5.52<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

ASD:<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.05<br />

G1: 16<br />

G1: 2 (13)<br />

G2/BL: P = NS<br />

G2: 15<br />

G2: 4 (27)<br />

G3/BL: P = NS<br />

G3: 16<br />

G3: 2 (13)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

<strong>Autism</strong>:<br />

G1/G3: P < 0.05<br />

G1: 1 (6)<br />

G2/G3: P < 0.05<br />

G2: 2 (13)<br />

Harms:<br />

G3: 1 (6)<br />

NR<br />

Other characteristics:<br />

Modifiers:<br />

Educational support, n (%):<br />

Part-time TA:<br />

G1: 4 (25)<br />

G2: 4 (27)<br />

G3: 8 (50)<br />

Full time TA:<br />

G1: 7 (44)<br />

G2: 4 (27)<br />

G3: 2 (12.5)<br />

Inclusion unit:<br />

G1: 1 (6)<br />

G2: 3 (20)<br />

G3: 2 (12.5)<br />

NR<br />

Comments: *Participants initially only recruited <strong>for</strong> G1 and G2; G3 participants were recruited at a later date as part of another<br />

study and asked if their data could be used <strong>for</strong> this study in a no intervention control group sample.<br />

**In an unspecified subset of 21 of the 31 children in groups G1 and G2.<br />

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