Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD
Study
Inclusion/Exclusion Baseline
Description Intervention
Criteria/Population Measures Outcomes
Author:
Intervention:
Inclusion criteria: Problem behavior: Problem
Sofronoff et al., A cognitive behavior • Age 10-12 years James and the behavior:
2003
Country:
Australia
Practice
setting:
NR
Intervention
setting:
Clinic
Enrollment
period:
NR
Funding:
School of
Psychology,
University of
Queensland
Author industry
relationship
disclosures:
NR
Design:
RCT
therapy program • Diagnosis of Asperger Maths Test score,
“Exploring Feelings,” syndrome
mean:
taught in 6 weekly two- • Presence of anxiety G1: NR*
hour sessions; treatment based on parental report G2: NR*
goal: teach strategies to Exclusion criteria: G3: NR*
manage feelings and • See inclusion criteria G1/G2/G3: P = NS
broaden emotional and Age:
behavioral repertoire NR
Parental self
Two therapists per group Mental age:
efficacy rating,
of three children; while NR
mean:
children in the group with Gender:
G1: NR**
parents involved received NR
G2: NR**
the intervention, their Race/ethnicity:
G3: NR**
parents worked through NR
G1/G2/G3: P = NS
the “Expoloring Feelings” SES:
program with therapists Maternal education: NR
Assessments:
Household income: NR
James and the Maths Diagnostic approach:
Test (child measure Referral
developed for the study), Diagnostic tool/method:
parent measure of self NR
efficacy in management of Diagnostic category, n
15 behaviors related to (%):
Asperger; given pre- Aspergers: 65 (100)
intervention,post- Other characteristics:
intervention, and at 6 NR
week follow-up. Parent
James and the
Maths Test score,
mean:
Post-treatment:
G1: NR*
G2: NR*
G3: NR*
G1/G2: P < 0.01
G1/G3: P <
0.0001
G2/G3: P <
0.0001
6 week follow-up:
G1: NR*
G2: NR*
G3: NR*
G1/G2: P <
0.0001
G1/G3: P <
0.0001
G2/G3: P <
0.0001
Parental self
efficacy rating,
mean:
G1: NR**
evaluation of intervention
G2: NR**
assessed at 6 week
G3: NR**
follow-up
Post-treatment:
Groups:
G1: NR*
G1: behavior therapy,
G2: NR*
parents not involved
G3: NR*
G2: behavior therapy,
G1/G2: P = NS
parents taught separately
G1/G3: P < 0.05
G3: waitlist controls
G2/G3: P < 0.05
Provider:
6 week follow-up:
Clinical psychologists
G1: NR*
Measure of treatment
G2: NR*
fidelity reported:
G3: NR*
Yes
G1/G2: P = NS
Co-interventions held
G1/G3: P < 0.05
stable during treatment:
G2/G3: P < 0.05
NR
Harms:
Concomitant therapies:
NR
NR
Modifiers:
N at enrollment:
G1: 24
G2: 27
G3: 14
NR
Sofronoff et al., N at follow-up:
2003
(continued)
NR
Comments: *data only illustrated graphically in Figure 1
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