The Effect of Pivotal Response Treatment on the Verbal Initiations Among 6-12 years old children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Behavioral and Electrophysiologic Analyses

Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 20 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2023年2月7日

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•Aged 6;0 to12 years old at the start of the study
•Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: Participants must have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder as assessed by a child psychiatrist or clinical psychologist according to DSM-V criteria before their baseline assessment. This judgment will be supported by the results of gold-standard diagnostic instruments—the GARS(Gilliam Autism Rating Scale)—administered by two speech pathologist
•high function autistic children: to earn score 30-36 in CARS
•Mean Length of Utterance( MLU) of at least two words
•No spontaneous questions in the speech
•no receive verbal initiation training while entering the study
•no receive other behavioral treatments during treatment in the intervention group
•All participants must be right handed
•parents must agree to participate in the intervention sessions
•the loss of other Health impairment such as visual or hearing impairments
•the loss of epilepsy or brain injury
•the loss of other psychiatric Disorders ((e.g., schizophrenia, ADHD)
•the loss of spike wave in EEG
•Do not take medication or take similar medications

•Parental dissatisfaction or disagreement to continue attending treatment sessions
•Disconnecting the child in the study
•Missing more than 3 sessions of treatment sessions

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