Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table: Therapies for Children with ASD (continued)
Intervention
setting: Home
Enrollment
period:
NR
Funding:
NR
Author industry
relationship
disclosures:
NR
Design:
retrospective case
series; children
randomly selected
(unspecified
methodology) from
those of specific
age groups for
analysis
Total hours (mean±SD):
G1a: 583.50 ± 435.27
G1b: 455.00 ± 204.17
Assessments:
Pretreatment:
standardized instruments
(service delivery & ELAP
or LAP), direct
observations, parent
interviews, and videotape
segments; completed by
May Center for Early
Childhood Education staff
Mental age:
NR
Gender:
NR
Race/ethnicity:
NR
SES:
Maternal education: NR
Household income: NR
Diagnostic approach:
See inclusion criteria
Diagnostic tool/method:
NR
Provider:
Diagnostic category, n
Therapists with BA or MA (%):
degrees with
G1a:
specializations in Global developmental
psychology, early delay: 1 (12.5)
childhood education, or PDD: 2 (25)
special education, training PDD-NOS: 3 (37.5)
C-413
had higher IQs at
discharge
No significant
correlations
between age and
IQ at intake, or
between CARS
score at intake
and education
setting at followup.
Study
Inclusion/ Exclusion Baseline
Description Intervention
Criteria/ Population Measures Outcomes
Author:
Intervention: home- Inclusion criteria: Early Learning Communication/
Luiselli et al., based treatment based on • In receipt of home-based Accomplishments language:
2000
Lovaas and described by services from May Profile (ELAP) or ELAP/LAP
Country: Anderson (1987)
Center for Early Learning
Communication,
US
Childhood Education Accomplishments mean change ±
Groups:
• Diagnosed as having
Practice G1a: initiated treatment at autism or pervasive
setting: Specialty under 3 years of age developmental disorder
treatment center G1b: initiated treatment at by evaluators not
over 3 years of age associated with the
Profile (LAP);
baseline values not
provided. Only
change data
presented.
SD:
G1a: 21.00 ±
18.42 (P = 0.015)
G1b: 8.25 ± 10.11
(P = 0.054)
center (method not
Duration, mean months ± provided)
SD:
Exclusion criteria:
Educational/
cognitive/
G1a: 11.6 ± 7.00
G1b: 7.12 ± 2.41
Frequency, mean
hours/week ± SD:
• See inclusion criteria
Age, mean/yrs (range):
G1a: 2.63 years
G1b: 3.98 years
academic
attainment:
Cognitive, mean
change ± SD:
G1a: 21.00 ±
G1a: 11.8±3.72
15.38 (P = 0.006)
G1b: 15.6±1.76
G1b: 11.25 ± 6.75
(P = 0.002)
Motor skills:
Fine motor, mean
change ± SD:
G1a: 20.75 ±
21.88 (P = 0.031)
G1b: 13.50 ±
12.31 (P = 0.017)
Gross motor,
mean change ±
SD:
G1a: 16.85 ±
16.15 (P = 0.036)
G1b: 10.50 ±
11.89 (P = 0.041)
Adaptive
behavior:
Self-Care, mean
change ± SD:
G1a: 15.00±