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Table 3.2.11 continued
Author
Year
Reference
Country
Tsang et al
2007
[49]
China
Study design
Aim
Design
CT (children
randomly allocated
to treatment)
Aim
To evaluate the
Chinese version
of the TEACCH
program on the
learning abilities
of pre-school children
with autism
Population
characteristics
Diagnosis
Formal diagnose of PDD
according to DSM-IV
No of participants
34
Gender
29 boys, 5 girls
Age
3–5 years
IQ
I: Mean 60 (SD 11)
C: Mean 74 (SD 18)
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Intervention Follow up period
Drop-out rate
I: 7 hours of
TEACCH training
per day.
n=18
C: More varied
training, not
TEACCH.
n=16
AD = Aspergers disorder; ADI-R = Autism diagnostic interview-revised; C = Control
group; CARS = Childhood autism rating scale; CT = Controlled trial; DSM-IV = Diagnostic
and statistical manual, version IV; DSM-IV-TR = Diagnostic and statistical manual
of mental disorders, fourth edition, text revision; HKBABS = Hong Kong based adaptive
behavioral scales; I = Intervention group; IQ = Intelligence quotient; n = Number of
patients; ns = non-significant; p = Probability coefficient; PDD = Pervasive developmental
disorders; PEP-R = Psycho-educational profile revised; SD = Standard deviation; TEACCH
= Treatment and education of autistic and communication handicapped children; VABS =
Vineland adaptive behaviour scales
Assessments
At baseline, after
6 and 12 months
Drop-outs
I: No drop-outs
C: All completed the
6 months assessment,
2/16 the 12 months
assessment
Main results Study quality
Comments
Evaluation after 6 months
compared to pre-treatment
(controlling for age, IQ, and
pretest scores)
Adaptive functioning
HKBABS composite scale:
I had less progress than C
(I