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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Table 13. Studies assessing interventions targeting conditions commonly associated with ASDs<br />

(continued)<br />

Author, year, country<br />

Groups, N enrollment / N<br />

final<br />

Study quality<br />

Wood et al. 170,171 2009, US<br />

G1: Building confidence CBT<br />

program, 17/17<br />

G2: Wait list control, 23/23<br />

Quality: Fair<br />

Sofronoff et al. 168 2007,<br />

Australia<br />

G1: CBT, 24/24<br />

G2: Wait list control, 21/21<br />

Note: <strong>for</strong> children with<br />

Asperger disorder and anger<br />

management difficulties<br />

Quality: Fair<br />

Sofronoff et al. 169 2005,<br />

Australia<br />

G1: Child only CBT, 23/22<br />

G2: Wait list, 23/20<br />

G3: Child and Parent CBT,<br />

25/24<br />

Note: <strong>Children</strong> with Asperger<br />

disorder and anxiety<br />

symptoms<br />

Quality: Fair<br />

Aman et al. 177 2009, US<br />

G1: Risperidone, 49/40<br />

G2: Risperidone + parent<br />

training, 75/55<br />

Quality: Fair<br />

Age, mean/yrs ± SD<br />

IQ, mean ± SD<br />

G1: 9.18 ±1.42<br />

G2: 9.22 ±1.57<br />

NR<br />

G1: 10.79 ± 1.12<br />

G2: 10.77 ± 0.87<br />

G1: 105.24 ± 22.3<br />

G2: 108.7 ± 21.6<br />

G1: 10.56 ± 0.99<br />

G2: 10.75 ± 1.04<br />

G3: 10.54 ± 1.26<br />

G1: 107.5 ± 27.3<br />

G2: 101 ± 27.2<br />

G3: 105.6 ± 21.2<br />

G1: 7.5 ± 2.80<br />

G2: 7.38 ± 2.21<br />

NR<br />

48<br />

Key outcomes<br />

• 92.9% of children in the intervention condition met<br />

criteria <strong>for</strong> positive treatment response.<br />

• 64.3% of children in G1 no longer met criteria <strong>for</strong><br />

any anxiety disorder on the ADIS.<br />

• MASC scores were significantly lower (i.e.,<br />

reduction in anxiety) in G1 than in G2 post-test<br />

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