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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 />

No<br />

G1: 2<br />

Co-interventions held<br />

stable during treatment:<br />

NR<br />

Concomitant therapies:<br />

NR<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1: 14<br />

G2: 13<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

G1: 13<br />

G2: 12<br />

G2: 2<br />

Comments: *Data only illustrated graphically<br />

Author:<br />

Intervention:<br />

Magiati et al.,<br />

2007<br />

Country:<br />

UK<br />

Practice<br />

setting:<br />

Academic<br />

Intervention<br />

setting:<br />

Community<br />

Enrollment<br />

period:<br />

July 1998 to July<br />

2002<br />

Funding:<br />

Local educational<br />

authorities<br />

Author industry<br />

relationship<br />

disclosures:<br />

None<br />

Design:<br />

Prospective cohort<br />

Early Intensive Behavioral<br />

Intervention: children<br />

received 1:1 home<br />

teaching using discrete<br />

trial techniques and<br />

Verbal Behavior; 27<br />

families attended an initial<br />

workshop of 1-3 days<br />

Nursery: eclectic intervention,<br />

emphasizing<br />

structure, visual cues,<br />

individualized teaching,<br />

and contact with families<br />

(most commonly reported<br />

TEACCH, PECS,<br />

Makatan, and SPELL)<br />

Duration of treatment,<br />

months ± SD (range):<br />

G1: 25.5 ± 1.04 (23-27)<br />

G2: 26.0 ± 1.5 (23-27)<br />

Total hours of intervention,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 3,415 ± 444<br />

G2: 2,266 ± 533<br />

Hours of intervention per<br />

week, mean ± SD (range):<br />

First week:<br />

G1: 32.4 ± 6.4 (18-40)<br />

G2: 25.6 ± 6.4 (15-30)<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.001<br />

Last week:<br />

G1: 33.2 ± 3.5 (26-40)<br />

G2: 27.4 ± 4.2 (19-30)<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.001<br />

Assessments:<br />

BSID, WPPSI, MPS,<br />

VABS, BPVS-II, Word<br />

Picture Vocabulary Test-<br />

Revised, Symbolic Play<br />

Test-II, Test of Pretend<br />

Play, administered at<br />

home or school by<br />

Inclusion criteria:<br />

• Age 22-54 months<br />

• Independent<br />

professional diagnosis<br />

of autism/ASD<br />

confirmed by ADI-R<br />

• No major medical<br />

diagnoses<br />

• English main language<br />

at home<br />

• Living within 3 hours of<br />

London<br />

• Enrolled in either EIBI<br />

home-based program or<br />

specialist autismspecific<br />

school-based<br />

nursery provision <strong>for</strong> a<br />

minimum of 15 hours<br />

per week<br />

• Receiving no other<br />

intensive treatment<br />

Exclusion criteria:<br />

• See inclusion criteria<br />

Age, months ± SD:<br />

G1: 38 ± 7.2<br />

G2: 42.5 ± 7.8<br />

Mental age, mean ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

See baseline measures<br />

Gender, n (%):<br />

Male:<br />

G1: 27 (96.4)<br />

G2: 12 (75)<br />

Female:<br />

G1: 1 (3.6)<br />

G2: 4 (25)<br />

Race/ethnicity, n (%):<br />

White:<br />

G1: 21 (47)<br />

G2: 11 (69)<br />

Mixed:<br />

G1: 4 (9)<br />

C-225<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

Overall measures:<br />

VABS composite,<br />

standard score,<br />

mean ± SD (range):<br />

G1: 59.6 ± 6.2<br />

(50-72) (n=26)<br />

G2: 55.4 ± 5.4<br />

(47-64) (n=14)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.04<br />

ADI-R total algorithm<br />

score, mean ±<br />

SD (range):<br />

G1: 36.4 ± 6.7<br />

(18-46) (n=26)<br />

G2: 40 ± 6.9 (18-46)<br />

(n=15)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

academic<br />

attainment:<br />

Mental age, months<br />

± SD (range):<br />

G1: 31.4 ± 11.1<br />

(5-55 )<br />

G2: 29.1 ± 13.1<br />

(9-48)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

IQ, mean ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

G1: 83 ± 27.9<br />

(16-138)<br />

G2: 65.2 ± 26.9<br />

(27-112 )<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.04<br />

Symbolic play test<br />

score, developmental<br />

age, months<br />

± SD (range):<br />

G1: 18.8 ± 8 (12-36)<br />

(n=27)<br />

G2: 19.2 ± 8.6<br />

(12-34)<br />

Overall<br />

measures:<br />

VABS composite,<br />

age equivalent,<br />

months ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

G1: 32.6 ± 10.2<br />

(19-58)<br />

G2: 26.1 ± 12.4<br />

(11-48)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

VABS composite,<br />

standard score,<br />

mean ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

G1: 57.5 ± 10.1<br />

(41-79)<br />

G2: 48.6 ± 10.7<br />

(35-72)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

ADI-R total algorithm<br />

score, mean<br />

± SD (range):<br />

G1: 30.7 ± 8.8<br />

(13-40) (n=26)<br />

G2: 34.9 ± 9.9<br />

(11-48)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Educational/<br />

cognitive/<br />

academic<br />

attainment:<br />

Mental age,<br />

months ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

G1: 49.2 ± 9.8<br />

(29-70)<br />

G2: 44.7 ± 14.1<br />

(17-67) (n=15)<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

IQ, mean ± SD<br />

(range):<br />

G1: 78.4 ± 17.6

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