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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<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/Population<br />

Author:<br />

Intervention:<br />

Ben Itzchak and Center-based ABA<br />

Zachor, 2007 program with one-on-one<br />

Country: therapy with behavioral<br />

Israel<br />

therapists <strong>for</strong> at least 35<br />

Practice hours/week and<br />

setting:<br />

behavioral methods used<br />

Academic at home by parents<br />

Intervention Assessments:<br />

setting:<br />

Pre- and post-treatment<br />

Clinic and home (1 year): ADI-R, ADOS,<br />

Enrollment BSID-II, Stan<strong>for</strong>d-Binet<br />

period:<br />

Intelligence Scale, 4<br />

NR<br />

Funding:<br />

Israeli Ministry of<br />

Education<br />

Author industry<br />

relationship<br />

disclosures:<br />

NR<br />

Design:<br />

Prospective case<br />

series<br />

Note: See related<br />

studies: Ben<br />

Itzchak et al.,<br />

2007, Zachor et<br />

al., 2007, Zachor<br />

et al., 2009<br />

(overlap among<br />

these not clear)<br />

th Inclusion criteria:<br />

• Age < 32 months<br />

• Diagnosed with autism<br />

Exclusion criteria:<br />

• Certain comorbidities<br />

(e.g., seizure disorder;<br />

genetic syndromes)<br />

Age, mean months<br />

(range): 26.6 (20-32)<br />

Mental age:<br />

NR<br />

Gender, n (%):<br />

ed. Male: 23 (92)<br />

Developmental-behavioral Female: 2 (8)<br />

scales, all administered Race/ethnicity:<br />

by therapists and scores NR<br />

provided by blinded raters SES:<br />

Groups:<br />

Maternal education: NR<br />

G1: intervention Household income: NR<br />

Ga: low-IQ (50-70) at Diagnostic approach:<br />

baseline<br />

In Study<br />

Gb: high-IQ (71-103) at Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

baseline<br />

ADI-R, ADOS protocols,<br />

Gc: score ≥ 16 on ADOS- and DSM-IV criteria <strong>for</strong><br />

module I reciprocal-social autism assessed by an<br />

interaction (low social) independent clinician<br />

Gd: score < 16 on ADOS- Diagnostic category, n<br />

module I reciprocal-social (%):<br />

interaction (high social) <strong>Autism</strong>: 25 (100)<br />

Provider:<br />

PDD-NOS: 0<br />

Planning and supervision Aspergers: 0<br />

by trained behavior ana- Other characteristics, n<br />

lyst; provided by skilled (%):<br />

behavioral therapists and Expressive vocabulary <<br />

by parents<br />

10 words, n: 24<br />

Measure of treatment Expressive vocabulary:<br />

fidelity reported: two-word utterances, n: 1<br />

No<br />

Co-interventions held<br />

stable during treatment:<br />

NR<br />

Concomitant therapies:<br />

NR<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1: 25<br />

G1a: 12<br />

G1b: 12<br />

G1c: 12<br />

G1d: 12<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

G1: 25<br />

Ben Itzchak and<br />

Zachor, 2007<br />

(continued)<br />

C-190<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

Social skills: Social skills:<br />

Play skills score, Play skills score,<br />

mean ± SD: mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 0.92 ± 1.19 G1: 3.16 ± 1.62<br />

G1a: 0.33 ± 0.89 G1a: 2.08 ± 1.44<br />

G1b: 1.33 ± 1.15 G1b: 4.17 ± 1.11<br />

G1c: 0.67 ± 1.15 G1c: 2.33 ± 1.37<br />

G1d: 1.25 ± 1.21 G1d: 4.00 ± 1.53<br />

Communication/ G1/BL: P < 0.001<br />

language: G1a/BL: P <<br />

Imitation score, 0.001<br />

mean ± SD: G1b/BL: P <<br />

G1: 2.36 ± 2.61 0.001<br />

G1a: 0.91 ± 1.73 G1c/BL: P <<br />

G1b: 3.42 ± 2.54 0.001<br />

G1c: 1.08 ± 1.72 G1d/BL: P <<br />

G1d: 3.83 ± 2.69 0.001<br />

Receptive language G1a/G1b: P =<br />

score, mean ± SD: 0.07<br />

G1: 1.64 ± 1.87 G1c/G1d: P = NS<br />

G1a: 0.67 ± 1.15 Communication/<br />

G1b: 2.42 ± 2.02 language:<br />

G1c: 1.00 ± 1.28 Imitation score,<br />

G1d: 2.41 ± 2.15 mean ± SD:<br />

Expressive G1: 8.00 ± 1.44<br />

language, mean ± G1a: 7.08 ± 1.62<br />

SD:<br />

G1b: 8.83 ± 0.39<br />

G1: 0.76 ±1.69 G1c: 7.50 ± 1.44<br />

G1a: 0.83 ± 0.28 G1d: 8.41 ± 2.62<br />

G1b: 1.25 ± 2.22 G1/BL: P < 0.001<br />

G1c: 0.25 ± 0.45 G1a/BL: P <<br />

G1d: 1.33 ± 2.31 0.001<br />

Nonverbal skills, G1b/BL: P <<br />

mean ± SD: 0.001<br />

G1: 0.80 ± 0.76 G1c/BL: P <<br />

G1a: 0.42 ± 0.51 0.001<br />

G1b: 1.08 ± 0.79 G1d/BL: P <<br />

G1c: 0.58 ± 0.51 0.001<br />

G1d: 1.08 ± 0.90 G1a/G1b: P <<br />

Repetitive 0.01<br />

behavior:<br />

G1c/G1d: P <<br />

Stereotyped<br />

behaviors, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 6.48 ± 3.23<br />

G1a: 7.58 ± 2.97<br />

G1b: 5.92 ± 2.91<br />

G1c: 7.58 ± 2.27<br />

G1d: 5.42 ± 3.87<br />

0.05<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

academic<br />

attainment:<br />

IQ, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 70.67 ± 17.01<br />

Receptive<br />

language, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 6.28 ± 2.34<br />

G1a: 4.75 ± 2.26<br />

G1b: 7.58 ± 1.31

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