Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD
Study
Inclusion/Exclusion
Description Intervention
Criteria/Population
Reed et al., Assessments:
2007 (continued) Initial and follow-up
assessment handled by
senior educational
psychologist
Groups:
G1: ABA
G2: special nursery
G3: portage
Provider:
G1: either board certified
behavior analyst or
master teaching-level
CABAS qualifications
G2: trained teacher
G3: parents with supervision
by trained provider
Measure of treatment
fidelity reported:
No
Co-interventions held
stable during treatment:
NR
Concomitant therapies:
NR
N at enrollment:
G1: 12
G2: 20
G3: 16
N at follow-up:
G1: 12
G2: 20
G3: 16
Reed et al.,
2007 (continued)
C-238
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
PEP-R perception Communication/
score, mean ± SD: language:
G1: 78.2 ± 24.6 GARS
G2: 80.4 ± 45.6 communication
G3: 74.8 ± 31.3 score, mean ± SD:
VABS socialization G1: 3.8 ± 5.5
score, mean ± SD: G2: -1.3 ± 5.8
G1: 62.1 ± 9.3 G3: 1.2 ± 3.1
G2: 62.1 ± 9.3 G1/BL: P = NS*
G3: 61.0 ± 5.8 G2/BL: P = NS*
Motor Skills: G3/BL: P = NS*
PEP-R fine motor G1/G2: P = NS*
score, mean ± SD: G1/G3: P = NS*
G1: 71.5 ± 18.7 G2/G3: P = NS*
G2: 59.9 ± 21.0 PEP-R verbal
G3: 65.0 ± 19.9 score, mean
PEP-R gross motor change ± SD:
score, mean ± SD: G1: 19.8 ± 24.5
G1: 60.3 ± 17.5 G2: 11.5 ± 15.3
G2: 67.2 ± 28.2 G3: 31 ± 17.7
G3: 68.3 ± 20.2 G1/BL: P < 0.05*
PEP-R hand-eye G2/BL: P < 0.01*
coordination score, G3/BL: P = NS*
mean ± SD: G1/G2: P = NS*
G1: 64.8 ± 21.7 G1/G3: P = NS*
G2: 66.0 ± 31.3 G2/G3: P = NS*
G3: 64.7 ± 28.0 BAS II verbal
VABS motor skills comprehension
score, mean ± SD: score, mean
G1: 73.8 ± 16.6 change ± SD:
G2: 73.8 ± 16.6 G1: 9.5 ± 14.3
G3: 70.9 ± 11.1 G2: 1.8 ± 4.1
Educational/ G3: 0.7 ± 3.4
cognitive
G1/BL: P < 0.05*
academic G2/BL: P = NS*
attainment: PEP-R G3/BL: P = NS*
cognitive score, G1/G2: P < 0.05*
mean ± SD: G1/G3: P < 0.05*
G1: 40.7 ± 23.2 G2/G3: P = NS*
G2: 42.5 ± 20.2 BAS II picture
G3: 38.3 ± 17.6 matching score,
Communication/ mean change ±
language: SD:
PEP-R verbal score, G1: 8.6 ± 8.8
mean ± SD: G2: 7.9 ± 10.9
G1: 41.9 ± 22.6 G3: 6.9 ± 7.6
G2: 43.8 ± 23.8 G1/BL: P < 0.05*
G3: 42.6 ± 15.9 G2/BL: P < 0.01*
G3/BL: P < 0.01*
G1/G2: P = NS*
G1/G3: P = NS*
G2/G3: P = NS*
BAS II verbal BAS II naming
comprehension score, mean
score, mean ± SD: change ± SD:
G1: 23.3 ± 6.8 G1: 13.2 ± 11.9
G2: 23.3 ± 6.8 G2: 2.7 ± 4.0