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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 Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/Population Measures Outcomes<br />

Checklist completed by NR G1: 8 ± 5.1<br />

teachers<br />

G2: 8.1 ± 3.8<br />

QRS-F stress and family<br />

(n=28)<br />

scales completed by<br />

G1+G2/BL: P =<br />

parents/caregivers<br />

0.0004<br />

Groups:<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

G1: home-based program<br />

Preschool<br />

G2: controls<br />

Behavior<br />

Ga: autism<br />

Checklist score,<br />

Gb: developmental and<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

language delay<br />

G1: 12 ± 8.5<br />

Provider:<br />

(n=27)<br />

Multidisciplinary team<br />

G1a: 13.7 ± 8.3<br />

including psychologist,<br />

(n=16)<br />

teacher and parent<br />

G1b: 9.6 ± 8.6<br />

Measure of treatment<br />

(n=11)<br />

fidelity reported:<br />

G2: 17.7 ± 8.2<br />

No<br />

(n=26)<br />

Co-interventions held<br />

G2a: 21.2 ± 6.7<br />

stable during treatment:<br />

(n=18)<br />

Yes<br />

G2b: 10 ± 5.6<br />

Concomitant therapies,<br />

(n=8)<br />

n (%):<br />

G1+G2/BL: P =<br />

Speech therapy:<br />

0.0014<br />

G1: 6 (20)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.007<br />

G2: 10 (34.5)<br />

G1a/BL: P = 0.02<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1b/BL: P = NS<br />

G1: 30<br />

G2a/BL: P = NS<br />

G1a: 18<br />

G2b/BL: P = NS<br />

G1b: 12<br />

G1a/G2a: P =<br />

G2: 29<br />

0.054<br />

G2a: 21<br />

G1b/G2b: P =<br />

G2b: 8<br />

0.02<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

Change in PBCL:<br />

G1: 30<br />

Improved:<br />

G2: 29<br />

G1: 14<br />

G2: 8<br />

No change:<br />

G1: 9<br />

G2: 12<br />

Deteriorated:<br />

G1: 4<br />

G2: 7<br />

G1/G2: P = NS<br />

Changed from<br />

severe behavior<br />

problem<br />

classification to<br />

normal range, n:<br />

G1: 11/18<br />

G2: 1/17<br />

Rickards et al.,<br />

Adaptive<br />

2007 (continued)<br />

behavior:<br />

VABS composite<br />

score, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 64.3 ± 20.4<br />

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