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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 />

Co-interventions held<br />

G1: 16.3<br />

age, months:<br />

stable during treatment: Hours of one-to-one Educational/ G1: 41.4<br />

No<br />

treatment received at cognitive/ G1/BL: P < 0.01<br />

Concomitant therapies, follow-up, mean ± SD: academic VABS daily living<br />

%:<br />

G1c: 4743 ± 1508 attainment: score, 12 months,<br />

At least one other inter-<br />

IQ, early, mean: mean:<br />

vention chosen by parents Weekly hours of one-to- G1a: 50.8<br />

G1: 56.9<br />

(e.g., diets, vitamins, one treatment received at IQ, mean:<br />

G1c: 50.4<br />

minerals, secretin, follow-up, mean ± SD: G1: 57.6<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

homeopathic<br />

G1c: 23.7 ± 10.4 Mental age, months: VABS daily living,<br />

preparations, sensory<br />

G1: 34.0<br />

12 months,<br />

treatments): 81<br />

Duration of treatment at Merrill-Palmer developmental<br />

N at enrollment: follow-up, months ± SD: mental age, mean age, months:<br />

G1: 75<br />

G1c: 36.8 ± 10.3 months:<br />

G1: 41.3<br />

G1a: 22*<br />

G1: 48.8<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.01<br />

G1b: 21*<br />

Weekly hours of school<br />

VABS<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

attendance at follow-up,<br />

maladaptive<br />

G1: 60<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

behavior score,<br />

G1c: 42*<br />

G1c: 15.9 ± 11.0<br />

12 months, mean:<br />

G1: 15.2<br />

School placement at<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

follow-up, n:**<br />

Educational/<br />

Attending special<br />

cognitive/<br />

education setting with one-<br />

academic<br />

on-one assistance: 9<br />

attainment:<br />

Attending special<br />

IQ, 12 months,<br />

education setting with no<br />

mean:<br />

one-on-one assistance: 4<br />

G1: 58.5 (n=58)<br />

Mainstream <strong>for</strong> at least part<br />

G1a: 55.0<br />

of school week with full-<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

time individual adult<br />

IQ > 85, 12<br />

support:<br />

months, n:<br />

G1c: 23<br />

G1: 10/66<br />

Mainstream <strong>for</strong> at least part<br />

IQ, 12 months,<br />

of school week with part-<br />

mean ± SD (95%<br />

time individual adult<br />

CI)<br />

support:<br />

G1c: 53.1 ± 20.0<br />

G1c: 2<br />

(46.8-59.4)<br />

Mainstream <strong>for</strong> at least part<br />

Merrill-Palmer<br />

of school week with no<br />

mental age, 12<br />

individual adult support<br />

months, mean<br />

(educationally normal<br />

months:<br />

functioning):<br />

G1: 55.6<br />

G1c: 0<br />

G1c: 58.3<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.01<br />

Mental age, 12<br />

months, months:<br />

G1: 39.4 (n=51)<br />

G1/BL: P < 0.01<br />

Bibby et al., 2002<br />

Harms:<br />

(continued)<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers:<br />

There was a<br />

significant<br />

correlation<br />

between early IQ<br />

and IQ at study<br />

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