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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<br />

Description<br />

Chez et al.,<br />

2002 (continued)<br />

Intervention<br />

Criteria/Population<br />

Chez et al.,<br />

2002 (continued)<br />

C-370<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

GARS<br />

Receptive One-<br />

Communication Word Picture<br />

Scale, mean ± SD: Vocabulary test<br />

G1: 21.64 ± 7.99 (raw), mean ± SD:<br />

G2: 15.23 ± 6.68 G1: 44.64 ± 26.56<br />

P = 0.02<br />

P = 0.01<br />

Adaptive behavior:<br />

GARS Behavior<br />

Scale, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 15.71 ± 6.65<br />

G2: 17.17 ± 8.71<br />

P = NS<br />

Social skills:<br />

GARS Socialization<br />

Scale, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 18.14 ± 6.30<br />

G2: 18.47 ± 6.40<br />

P = NS<br />

Receptive One-<br />

Word Picture<br />

Vocabulary test<br />

(age adjusted),<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 47.86 ± 28.37<br />

P = 0.01<br />

GARS<br />

Communication<br />

Scale, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 18.14 ± 6.27<br />

P = 0.03<br />

Adaptive<br />

behavior:<br />

GARS Behavior<br />

Scale, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 12.86 ± 5.95<br />

P = 0.04<br />

Social skills:<br />

GARS<br />

Socialization<br />

Scale, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 13.36 ± 6.58<br />

P = 0.01<br />

Changes in<br />

children after 8<br />

wks on Placebo:<br />

Clinical Global<br />

Impression, mean<br />

± SD (baseline vs.<br />

8 wk):<br />

G2: 14.25 ± 4.51<br />

P = NS<br />

Clinical Global<br />

Impression, mean<br />

± SD( 2 wk vs. 6<br />

wk) :<br />

G2: 4.71 ± 5.02<br />

P = NS<br />

Childhood <strong>Autism</strong>

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