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: Overall ratings: Overall ratings:
Jarusiewicz, Neurofeedback: • Prior diagnosis of autism ATEC score, mean ATEC score,
2002
30 minute sessions Exclusion criteria: (range):
mean:
Country:
US
between 1-3 times per • See inclusion criteria
week; all completed 20 or Age, years (range):
ATEC Health:
G1: 19 (8-42)
ATEC Health:
G1: 14
Practice more sessions (mean 36, G1: 7 (4-13)
G2: 21 (8-36) G2: 20
setting:
range: 20-69)
G2: 7 (4-11)
ATEC Total: G1/BL: P < 0.015
Specialty treat- Assessments:
Mental age:
G1: 65 (26-109) G2/BL: P = NS
ment center
Intervention
ATEC and 15-minute free- NR
play videos similar to Gender, n:
G2: 63 (29-90) ATEC Total:
G1: 48
setting:
Clinic
FEAS were conducted
prior to and upon
Male:
G1: 11
Communication/
language:
G2: 61
G1/BL: P < 0.001
Enrollment completion of the study; G2 : 11
ATEC Speech: G2/BL: P = NS
period:
NR
parent interview (not
described)
Female:
G1: 1
G1: 14 (6-25)
G2: 12 (4-24) Communication/
Funding Other assessments G2: 1
Social skills: language:
Agency:
conducted to determine Race/ethnicity:
ATEC Socialization: ATEC Speech:
NR
Author industry
arousal levels (details NR) NR
Groups:
SES:
G1: 15 (2-25)
G2: 15 (2-24)
G1: 10
G2: 12
relationship
disclosures:
1 of 1
G1: neurofeedback
G2: control
Provider:
Maternal education: NR
Household income: NR
Diagnostic approach:
Sensory:
ATEC Sensory:
G1: 18 (10-25)
G1/BL: P < 0.001
G2/BL: P = NS
Social skills:
EEG Spectrum
International (1)
NR
Measure of treatment
Referral
Diagnostic tool/method:
G2: 15 (4-26) ATEC
Socialization:
Design:
RCT
fidelity reported: NR
Co-interventions held
Independent diagnosis by
physician (as reported by
G1: 10
G2: 14
stable during treatment: parents)
NR
Diagnostic category, n
G1/BL: P < 0.01
G2/BL: P = NS
Concomitant therapies: (%):
Sensory:
NR
Autism: 40 (100)
ATEC Sensory:
N at enrollment:
G1: 20
G2: 20
Other characteristics:
NR
G1: 15
G2: 15
G1/BL: P < 0.001
N at follow-up:
G2/BL: P = NS
G1: 12
Harms:
G2: 12
NR
Modifiers:
NR
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