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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 />

Education and license to<br />

administer tests);<br />

standardized tests of<br />

intelligence (WPPSI-R or<br />

WISC-R), visual-spatial<br />

skills (Merrill-Palmer<br />

Scale of Mental Tests),<br />

language (Reynell<br />

Developmental Language<br />

Scales), and adaptive<br />

functioning (VABS)<br />

Groups:<br />

G1: behavioral<br />

G2: eclectic<br />

Provider:<br />

• One or more aides<br />

• Special education<br />

teacher<br />

Measure of treatment<br />

fidelity reported:<br />

No<br />

Co-interventions held<br />

stable during treatment:<br />

Yes<br />

Concomitant therapies:<br />

NR<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1: 13<br />

G2: 12<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

G1: 13<br />

G2: 12<br />

Criteria/Population<br />

Eikeseth et al.,<br />

2002<br />

Eikeseth et al.,<br />

2007† (continued)<br />

C-208<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

SD:<br />

1 year:<br />

G1: 67 ± 16.3<br />

G2: 60.17 ± 11.69<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.05<br />

8 years:†<br />

G1: 67.9 ± 17.1<br />

G2: 49.5 ± 13<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

Social Skills:<br />

VABS socializetion<br />

score, mean<br />

± SD:<br />

1 year:<br />

G1: 69.92 ± 17.26<br />

G2: 70.67 ± 13.66<br />

8 years:†<br />

G1: 72.2 ± 14.4<br />

G2: 58.1 ± 9.6<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.01<br />

VABS maladaptive<br />

behavior<br />

score, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

1 year:<br />

G1: 4.29 ± 2.89<br />

G2: 7.25 ± 2.99<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.05<br />

8 years:†<br />

G1: 6.3 ± 4.1<br />

G2: 11 ± 5.8<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.05<br />

Problem<br />

behavior:<br />

Achenbach Child<br />

Behavior Checklist,<br />

8 years, mean<br />

± SD:†<br />

<strong>With</strong>drawn:<br />

G1: 59.4 ± 6.3<br />

G2: 61.4 ± 5.3<br />

Somatic:<br />

G1: 55 ± 7<br />

G2: 58 ± 9.6<br />

Anxious/depresssed:<br />

G1: 57.8 ± 6.1<br />

G2: 57.1 ± 7.1<br />

Social:<br />

G1: 62.3 ± 6.3<br />

G2: 67.2 ± 4.9<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.05<br />

Thought:<br />

G1: 68.1 ± 9.6<br />

G2: 68.5 ± 7<br />

Attention:<br />

G1: 59 ± 5.4

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