Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD
Study
Inclusion/Exclusion
Description Intervention
group speech therapy
sessions
G3: individual or small
group speech therapy
sessions
Criteria/Population
Howard et al.,
2005 (continued)
Concomitant therapies,
n (%):
Speech/language therapy:
G2: 7 (44)
G3:13 (81)
N at enrollment:
G1: 37
G2+G3: 41
N at follow-up:
G1: 29
G2: 16
G3: 16
Number of children varies
per follow-up measure
C-309
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
Adaptive behavior:
Self-Help:
Standard Scores,
mean ± SD:
G1: 70.71 ± 10.14
G2: 68.06 ± 11.61
G3: 73.43 ± 10.39
Age equivalents
(months), mean ±
SD:
G1: 18.24 ±3.83
G2: 21.44 ± 7.78
G3: 21.20 ± 6.67
Learning rates prior
to intake, mean age
equivalents per year
± SD:
G1: 0.61 ± 0.17
G2: 0.57 ± 0.16
G3: 0.62 ± 0.18
Motor skills:
Standard Scores,
mean ± SD:
G1: 98.16 ± 12.01
(P < 0.05
compared to
G2/G3 mean)
G2: 88.06 ± 13.43
G3: 89.50 ± 10.06
Age equivalents
(months), mean ±
SD:
G1: 44.16 ± 8.22
(P < 0.05
compared to
G2/G3 mean)
G2: 43.00 ± 7.28
G3: 42.25 ± 6.58
Learning rates
between intake
and follow-up,
mean age
equivalents per
year ± SD:
G1: 0.99 ± 0.45
G2: 0.69 ± 0.49
G3: 0.83 ± 0.59
Educational/
cognitive/
academic
attainment:
Standard Scores,
mean ± SD:
G1: 89.88 ± 20.87
(P < 0.01
compared to
G2/G3 mean)
G2: 62.13 ± 19.63
G3: 68.81 ± 15.32
Non-verbal:
Standard Scores,
mean ± SD:
G1: 101.67 ±1
9.14 (P < 0.01
compared to
G2/G3 mean)
G2: 73.56 ± 24.94
G3: 82.53 ± 16.76
Age equivalents
(months), mean ±
SD:
G1: 44.54 ± 8.76
(P < 0.05