Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD
Study
Description Intervention
Inclusion/Exclusion
Criteria/Population
Chez et al., N at follow-up:
2004 (continued) G1: 32
Author:
Intervention:
Inclusion criteria:
Dillenburger et al., Applied Behavior Analysis • Actively engaged in
2004
(parents educated in home-based ABA
Country: general ABA principles for program at time of study
Ireland
Practice
setting:
use at home with their • Children with ASD
children)
(diagnostic process/
Frequency: parent training criteria not described)
Academic every 2 weeks for 18 Exclusion criteria:
Intervention
setting:
Home and
academic
Enrollment
period:
NR
Funding:
NR
Author industry
relationship
disclosures:
NR
Design:
Retrospective
case series
weeks; parents supposed • See inclusion criteria
to apply skills from course Age, months (range):
at home “as frequently as Study entry:
possible” throughout the G1: 125
day; weekly family visit G2: 52
from ABA professional to Start of ABA
supervise and adjust G1: 91
Assessments:
G2: 46
ABA evaluation
Age, study entry, range
questionnaires were (years):
completed by families Total: 3-13
(post-intervention only) Mental age:
Possible responses for NR
difference:
Gender, n (%):
• Great difference Male:
• Some difference G1:10 (83.3)
• Little difference G2: 9 (90)
• Don’t Know
Female:
• Not applicable G1: 2 (16.7)
Possible responses for G2: 1 (10)
effectiveness:
Race/ethnicity:
• Very effective NR
• Effective
SES:*
• Not effective
Maternal education: NR
• Don’t know
Parents employed, n:
• Not applicable
G1: 8
Groups:
G2: 5
G1: long term group
Diagnostic approach:
(≥ 18 months of ABA)
NR
G2: short term group
Diagnostic tool/method:
(≤ 12 months of ABA)
NR
Provider:
Diagnostic category:
ABA professionals
NR
Measure of treatment
Other characteristics:
fidelity reported:
Number of other children,
No
mean (range):
Co-interventions held
G1: 3 (1-4)
stable during treatment:
G2: 2.5 (1-3)
NR
Concomitant therapies:
NR
C-335
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
NR Overall ratings:
Parent perceived
difference from
ABA on child
behavior, n:
Independence:
Great difference:
G1: 3/11
G2: 5/10
Some difference:
G1: 8/11
G2: 4/10
No difference:
G1: 0
G2: 1/10
Quality of life:
Great difference:
G1: 7/11
G2: 8/10
Some difference:
G1: 2/11
G2: 2/10
Little difference:
G1: 1/11
G2: 0
Don’t know:
G1: 1/11
G2: 0
Skills development:
Great difference:
G1: 8/11
G2: 8/10
Some difference:
G1: 3/11
G2: 2/10
Skills maintenance:
Great difference:
G1: 6/11
G2: 6/10
Some difference:
G1: 5/11
G2: 4/10
Interaction:
Great difference:
G1: 6/11
G2: 7/10
Some difference:
G1: 5/11
G2: 3/10