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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 />

Description Intervention<br />

Gabriels et al.,<br />

2001 and 2007<br />

(continued)<br />

Inclusion/Exclusion<br />

Criteria/Population<br />

C-215<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

Harms:<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers:<br />

Correlations<br />

between the<br />

number and<br />

intensity of<br />

individual, group,<br />

and total<br />

treatment hours<br />

and outcomes at<br />

1 st follow-up were<br />

all nonsignificant<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

Initial<br />

development IQ<br />

scores correlated<br />

significantly with<br />

1 st follow-up<br />

developmental IQ<br />

scores (r = 0.70,<br />

P < 0.01),<br />

language scores<br />

(r= 0.69, P < 0.01)<br />

academic scores<br />

(r = 0.74, P <<br />

0.01) and<br />

adaptive<br />

functioning (r<br />

=0.57, P = 0.02)<br />

Initial language<br />

scores were not<br />

significantly<br />

correlated with 1 st<br />

follow-up outcome<br />

measures (P ><br />

0.05)<br />

Finance and<br />

business strains<br />

significantly<br />

greater in G1b vs.<br />

G1a (F (1,14) =<br />

6.27, P = 0.025)<br />

Trend toward<br />

significant<br />

difference (P =<br />

0.06) between<br />

G1a and G1b<br />

regarding<br />

extended family<br />

social support ,<br />

mean ± SD:

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