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Title: RCT of a Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Authors: Lopata, Christopher (AUTHOR), Thomeer, Marcus L. (AUTHOR), Rodgers, Jonathan D. (AUTHOR), Donnelly, James P. (AUTHOR), Booth, Adam J. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Nov/Dec 2021, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p796-810. 15p.
Subjects: Children with autism spectrum disorders, Social skills, Emotion recognition
Abstract: Objective: This study tested the efficacy of an intensive outpatient psychosocial treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID). Method: Eighty-eight children (ages 7–12 years) were randomly assigned to the treatment or control (waitlist) condition. The 18-week cognitive-behavioral treatment (two 90-min sessions per week) included small-group instruction and therapeutic activities targeting social/social-communication skills, face-emotion recognition, nonliteral language skills, and interest expansion. A behavioral system was used to increase skills development and reduce ASD symptoms. Efficacy was tested immediately following treatment (posttest), with maintenance assessed 4–6 weeks later (follow-up). Measures included parent ratings of the children's social/social-communication skills, ASD symptoms, broad social skills, and behavior symptoms, child tests of social-cognitive skills (emotion recognition and nonliteral language), and behavioral observations. Results:Significant effects favoring the treatment group were found at posttest on the primary measures of ASD symptoms (Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition; Constantino & Gruber, 2012) and social/social-communication skills (Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist; Lopata, Thomeer, Volker, Nida & Lee, 2008), and secondary measures of nonliteral language skills, broad social skills, and behavior symptoms (measures of emotion-recognition skills and social behaviors during structured game sessions were non-significant). The significant treatment effects found at posttest were all maintained at follow-up. Conclusions: The outpatient treatment improved several core areas of functioning for children with ASD without ID. Additional elements may be needed to expand the efficacy of the treatment so that the observed skills/symptom improvements generalize to social interactions during gameplay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Objective: This study tested the efficacy of an intensive outpatient psychosocial treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID). Method: Eighty-eight children (ages 7–12 years) were randomly assigned to the treatment or control (waitlist) condition. The 18-week cognitive-behavioral treatment (two 90-min sessions per week) included small-group instruction and therapeutic activities targeting social/social-communication skills, face-emotion recognition, nonliteral language skills, and interest expansion. A behavioral system was used to increase skills development and reduce ASD symptoms. Efficacy was tested immediately following treatment (posttest), with maintenance assessed 4–6 weeks later (follow-up). Measures included parent ratings of the children's social/social-communication skills, ASD symptoms, broad social skills, and behavior symptoms, child tests of social-cognitive skills (emotion recognition and nonliteral language), and behavioral observations. Results:Significant effects favoring the treatment group were found at posttest on the primary measures of ASD symptoms (Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition; Constantino & Gruber, 2012) and social/social-communication skills (Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist; Lopata, Thomeer, Volker, Nida & Lee, 2008), and secondary measures of nonliteral language skills, broad social skills, and behavior symptoms (measures of emotion-recognition skills and social behaviors during structured game sessions were non-significant). The significant treatment effects found at posttest were all maintained at follow-up. Conclusions: The outpatient treatment improved several core areas of functioning for children with ASD without ID. Additional elements may be needed to expand the efficacy of the treatment so that the observed skills/symptom improvements generalize to social interactions during gameplay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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