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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 />

Home trainer:<br />

G1c: 1<br />

G1d: 1<br />

Speech therapy:<br />

G1c: 0<br />

G1d: 2<br />

Occupational therapy:<br />

G1c: 0<br />

G1d: 1<br />

Social tutoring/group:<br />

G1c: 2<br />

G1d: 1<br />

Family therapy:<br />

G1c: 2<br />

G1d: 0<br />

Parent support group:<br />

G1c: 1<br />

G1d: 1<br />

Respite care:<br />

G1c: 0<br />

G1d: 5<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

17<br />

N at 1<br />

Criteria/Population<br />

st follow-up (at<br />

least 22 months postdiagnosis):<br />

17<br />

G1a: 9<br />

G1b: 8<br />

Gabriels et al.,<br />

2001 and 2007<br />

(continued)<br />

N at 2 nd follow-up: 14<br />

G1c: 8<br />

G1d: 6<br />

C-214<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

attainment:<br />

Cognitive quotient<br />

at 1 st follow-up,<br />

mean ± SD<br />

(range): 62.94 ±<br />

30.79 (25.00-<br />

126.00)<br />

G1a: 87.11 ±<br />

20.50<br />

G1b: 35.75 ± 9.51<br />

(G1b significant<br />

decrease<br />

compared with<br />

baseline, p=.03)<br />

G1a vs. G1b: P <<br />

0.01<br />

Academic<br />

quotient at 1 st<br />

follow-up, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1a: 113.11 ±<br />

30.58<br />

G1b: 66.38 ±<br />

18.86<br />

P ≤ 0.01<br />

Non-Verbal IQ at<br />

2 nd follow-up,<br />

mean ± SD<br />

G1c: 110.13 ±<br />

18.47<br />

G1d: 43.17 ±<br />

10.59<br />

Non-Verbal IQ ><br />

adaptive ability<br />

G1c: t(14) = 4.92,<br />

P < 0.001;<br />

G1d: t(10) = 2.69,<br />

P = 0.02<br />

<strong>With</strong>in G1c:<br />

Age equivalent<br />

score <strong>for</strong><br />

Socialization <<br />

communication<br />

subscale score<br />

(mean diff = 2.86,<br />

P = 0.006)<br />

<strong>With</strong>in G1d: Daily<br />

Living age<br />

equivalent score ><br />

communication<br />

subscale (mean<br />

diff = 0.89, P =<br />

0.004)

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